The Happy Ending is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Jack Buchanan and Joan Barry. It was based on a play by Ian Hay. Its plot concerns a father who deserted his family some years before returning home only to find his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero when he abandoned them. A sound film of the same play The Happy Ending (also featuring Benita Hume) was made in 1931. Cast Fay Compton as Mildred Craddock Jack Buchanan as Captain Dale Conway Joan Barry as Molly Craddock Jack Hobbs as Denis Craddock Gladys Jennings as Joan Craddock Eric Lewis as Sir Anthony Fenwick Donald Searle as Harold Bagby Drusilla Wills as Laura Meakin Pat Doyle as The Maid A.G. Poulton as Mr. Moon Benita Hume as Miss Moon Doris Mansell as Phyllis Harding References External links 1925 films Films directed by George A. Cooper 1925 drama films British films based on plays Films based on works by Ian Hay British drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films