42x20 ft, compared to the standard 24x18 ft screen. It was also shown in Grandeur at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, from February 28, 1930. At a screening at the Roxy Theater, film critic Mordaunt Hall praised the cinematography, which was noted to be enhanced by the wider format. However, he regarded the film itself as "not one that gives as full a conception of the possibilities as future films of this type will probably do." Owing to the Great Depression, few movie theaters invested in equipment for this format and it was soon abandoned. Fox Film Corporation's heavy investment in Grandeur technology led to William Fox losing his business, which was eventually merged in 1935 with Twentieth Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox. No widescreen print of Happy Days is known to have survived. References External links A Fancy Lady and the Winnipeg Kid at Vitaphone Varieties (posters, ads, and still) 1929 films 1930 films Fox Film films American black-and-white films Films directed by Benjamin Stoloff 1920s musical films Films produced by William Fox American musical films 1930s English-language films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films 1930s American films