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(Redirected from Happy Family (1934 film)) 1934 film directed by Alfred Edward Green

The Merry Frinks

Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Gene Markey Kathryn Scola
Produced by	Robert Lord Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Hugh Herbert
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	May 26, 1934 (1934-05-26)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Merry Frinks is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of Happy Family.

Plot

A put-upon mother inherits a fortune, on the condition that she abandon her deadbeat family. This spurs her family members to attempt to reform themselves in an effort to win her back.

Cast

Aline MacMahon as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
Guy Kibbee as Uncle Newt Frink
Hugh Herbert as Joe 'Poppa' Frink
Allen Jenkins as Emmett Frink
Helen Lowell as Amelia 'Grandma' Frink
Joan Wheeler as Lucille Frink
Frankie Darro as Norman Frink
Ivan Lebedeff as Ramon Alvarez
Harold Huber as Benny Lopez
Louise Beavers as Camille, Hattie's Maid
Maidel Turner as Mrs. Shinliver
Harry Beresford as Mr. J. Harold Brumby
Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Shinliver
James Bush as Oliver Gilfin
Charles Coleman as Witherspoon, Hattie's Butler
Joan Sheldon as Frieda Shinliver
Ethel Wales as United Charities Worker
Edward Keane as Truant Officer
Ivan Linow as Barkefky, the First Russian
Michael Visaroff as Katzelmalov, the Second Russian

References

Hanson p.215

Bibliography

Hanson, Philip. This Side of Despair: How the Movies and American Life Intersected During the Great Depression. Associated University Presse, 2008.

External links

The Merry Frinks at IMDb
The Merry Frinks at the TCM Movie Database
The Merry Frinks at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by Alfred E. Green
Silent films	The Princess of Patches (1917) Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920) A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920) Through the Back Door (1921) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) The Bachelor Daddy (1922) Our Leading Citizen (1922) The Ghost Breaker (1922) The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922) Back Home and Broke (1922) The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923) Woman-Proof (1923) Pied Piper Malone (1924) In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924) Inez from Hollywood (1924) The Talker (1925) Sally (1925) The Man Who Found Himself (1925) The Girl from Montmartre (1926) Ladies at Play (1926) Irene (1926) It Must Be Love (1926) Ella Cinders (1926) Two Girls Wanted (1927) Is Zat So? (1927) The Auctioneer (1927) Come to My House (1927) Honor Bound (1928)
Sound films	Disraeli (1929) Making the Grade (1929) The Green Goddess (1930) The Man From Blankley's (1930) Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) Old English (1930) Men of the Sky (1931) The Road to Singapore (1931) Smart Money (1931) Union Depot (1932) It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) The Rich Are Always With Us (1932) The Dark Horse (1932) Silver Dollar (1932) Parachute Jumper (1933) Grand Slam (1933) Baby Face (1933) Central Airport (1933) I Loved a Woman (1933) The Narrow Corner (1933) Dark Hazard (1934) Side Streets (1934) Housewife (1934) The Merry Frinks (1934) As the Earth Turns (1934) A Lost Lady (1934) Gentlemen Are Born (1934) Sweet Music (1935) Here's to Romance (1935) The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935) The Goose and the Gander (1935) Dangerous (1935) Colleen (1936) They Met in a Taxi (1936) The Golden Arrow (1936) Two in a Crowd (1936) More Than a Secretary (1936) The League of Frightened Men (1937) Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) Let's Get Married (1937) Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) The Duke of West Point (1938) The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) King of the Turf (1939) 20,000 Men a Year (1939) Flowing Gold (1940) Shooting High (1940) South of Pago Pago (1940) East of the River (1940) Adventure in Washington (1941) Badlands of Dakota (1941) The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) Meet the Stewarts (1942) Appointment in Berlin (1943) There's Something About a Soldier (1943) Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) Strange Affair (1944) A Thousand and One Nights (1945) The Jolson Story (1946) Tars and Spars (1946) The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) Copacabana (1947) Four Faces West (1948) The Girl from Manhattan (1948) Cover Up (1949) Sierra (1949) The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) Two Gals and a Guy (1951) Invasion U.S.A. (1952) The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) Paris Model (1953) Top Banana (1954)

Films directed by Alfred E. Green

Silent films

The Princess of Patches (1917)
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920)
A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920)
Through the Back Door (1921)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
The Bachelor Daddy (1922)
Our Leading Citizen (1922)
The Ghost Breaker (1922)
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922)
Back Home and Broke (1922)
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
Woman-Proof (1923)
Pied Piper Malone (1924)
In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
Inez from Hollywood (1924)
The Talker (1925)
Sally (1925)
The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
Ladies at Play (1926)
Irene (1926)
It Must Be Love (1926)
Ella Cinders (1926)
Two Girls Wanted (1927)
Is Zat So? (1927)
The Auctioneer (1927)
Come to My House (1927)
Honor Bound (1928)

Sound films

Disraeli (1929)
Making the Grade (1929)
The Green Goddess (1930)
The Man From Blankley's (1930)
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)
Old English (1930)
Men of the Sky (1931)
The Road to Singapore (1931)
Smart Money (1931)
Union Depot (1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
The Dark Horse (1932)
Silver Dollar (1932)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Grand Slam (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
I Loved a Woman (1933)
The Narrow Corner (1933)
Dark Hazard (1934)
Side Streets (1934)
Housewife (1934)
The Merry Frinks (1934)
As the Earth Turns (1934)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
Sweet Music (1935)
Here's to Romance (1935)
The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935)
The Goose and the Gander (1935)
Dangerous (1935)
Colleen (1936)
They Met in a Taxi (1936)
The Golden Arrow (1936)
Two in a Crowd (1936)
More Than a Secretary (1936)
The League of Frightened Men (1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
Let's Get Married (1937)
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
The Duke of West Point (1938)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
King of the Turf (1939)
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Flowing Gold (1940)
Shooting High (1940)
South of Pago Pago (1940)
East of the River (1940)
Adventure in Washington (1941)
Badlands of Dakota (1941)
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
Strange Affair (1944)
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
The Jolson Story (1946)
Tars and Spars (1946)
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Copacabana (1947)
Four Faces West (1948)
The Girl from Manhattan (1948)
Cover Up (1949)
Sierra (1949)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
Paris Model (1953)
Top Banana (1954)

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