1941 Wonderful DRAMA starring John Boles Classic Black and White Movie ‘Road to Happiness’ film



Hello Friends, I’ve uploaded this film for you to enjoy! It is definitely family-friendly!
This is a well-written and acted story, with real people, real problems, as relevant today as it was 70+ years ago.
The story concerns a loving Father who is desperately trying to give his son a better life than he would have (lovingly and morally) with his Mother. You’ll understand why after watching. The acting is true-to-life. Of course, children weren’t as bombarded by media “values” as they are today, so you may find yourself wishing to live with your children in the past when it was, lets be honest, easier to parent children. You may shed a tear or two, but it’s okay 🙂 We all need a good escape from this hard life we daily live, don’t we? So make some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy good acting, a heart-wrenching, then warming family story.
Great to watch with your kids! Thanks again for watching my channel. And thanks so much for being one of my dear SUBSCRIBERs!

Cast (in credits order)
John Boles Jeff Carter
Mona Barrie … Millie Rankin
Billy Lee … Danny Carter
Roscoe Karns …Charley Grady
Lillian Elliott… Mrs. Price
Paul Porcasi Pietro Pacelli
Sam Flint… Colonel Gregory
Brandon Hurs … Swayne
Byron Foulger.. Jackson (as Byron Folger)
Harland Tucker… Foster
Antonio Filauri … Rafael Almonti
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Calvert… Bald-headed Boarder (uncredited)
Willy Castello… Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford… Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Lester Dorr… Rankin’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Dick Elliott… Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Herbert Evans… Evans – Rankin’s Butler (uncredited)
Sam Harris Sam Harris …
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Harry Harvey …
Boarder (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley I. Stanford Jolley …
Radio Actor (uncredited)
Maxine Leslie Maxine Leslie …
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton Frank Melton …
Boarder (uncredited)

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49 Replies to “1941 Wonderful DRAMA starring John Boles Classic Black and White Movie ‘Road to Happiness’ film”

  1. Wow! What a touching and very very beautiful movie. My heart almost broke just watching it . Indeed a heart rending movie. Great acting with both Father and Son. Thank you for sharing this movie with me. I am sure many will be touched deeply watching this excellent film

  2. What a wonderful film. Such good men in this boy's life. Such a good boy too. And with only 11:30 minutes into the film and already tears are flowing with that first song that sets the stage for the rest of the movie. Great love between father and son.

  3. A formula film, but a real tear-jerker with outstanding performances by Billy Lee and John Boles. The Billy Lee character should have proposed himself to be the next Red Deer.

  4. Damn I love John Boles!!??? He’s amazing in every movie he ever played in!! Such a a great actor. And one of the most handsome men ever!!? I just love old movies too!! There’s nothing better than an old movie??? Superb?

  5. Just watched this wonderful old film. I love how the boy realized he'd been a ham actor just like his father explained to him.

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  7. Absolutely Fantastic. The good guy wins in the end. Felt sorry for the Wall street Broker having number the 1 selfish wife to put up with. Thanks for the upload,

  8. I've only watched a few minutes of it, but it looks good. Roscoe Karns is a good sign — I always like his breezy, cheeky banter. And I like John Boles as a solid, down-to-earth leading man. And also Mona Barrie. She's usually in sympathetic roles, and she's attractive without being Hollywood-beautiful. A solid, motherly type.
    Great! Settling down to watch. . .
    (I just looked at IMDb, and John Boles does his own singing in this movie. Talent!)

  9. Thank you ever so kindly for sharing this wonderful old film whose "message" is still so relevant these 76 years later…I really enjoyed it…

  10. Thank you for the trouble you have gone to in order to give us strangers some old fashion entertainment. Things now a day do not have the acting, writing or depth a director went through to get a movie made.

  11. A real tear-jerker played with immense sincerity and talent, a far cry with the mature John Boles' more seasoned voice since his role as the Red Shadow in the 1929 "Desert Song". They don't make films like this because the public wants something more gross, or maybe is less informed than it was. Who recognizes, beyond opera buffs, Boles' aria "Herodiade" from
    Jules Massenet's opera of that name, so admirably sung by the hero……a real treat at the end.

  12. Thank you. Loved the film. What I cannot understand is the second husband. Doe he not see his wife for the woman she is! If I were he, I'd get a divorce quick, quick, quick.

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