Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom
Screenplay: Martin Branner
Cast: Billy Butts, Ethelyn Gibson (Winnie Winkle).
BW-14m.
by Rob Edelman, author of Great Baseball Films and Baseball on the Web
Happy Days
Brief Synopsis
In this silent short, an adopted boy tries to lead his ragtag ball team to victory.
Film Details
Also Known As
Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner and the Rinky Dinks in 'Happy Days'
Genre
Silent
Comedy
Short
Release Date
Mar
2,
1926
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 13 Feb 1930; Los Angeles opening: 28 Feb 1930
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
13m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White (Grandeur)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.10 : 1
Film Length
7,526ft
(9 reels)
Synopsis
Margie, singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York inspite of being in love with the owners grandson. She is successful, but suddenly she hears that the showboat is in deep financial trouble, and she calls all the boats former stars to join in a big show to rescue it.
Director
Arvid E. Gillstrom
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner and the Rinky Dinks in 'Happy Days'
Genre
Silent
Comedy
Short
Release Date
Mar
2,
1926
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 13 Feb 1930; Los Angeles opening: 28 Feb 1930
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
13m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White (Grandeur)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.10 : 1
Film Length
7,526ft
(9 reels)
Articles
Happy Days
Happy Days (1926, Weiss Bros.) features characters from Martin Branner's
famous comic strip Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner, which debuted in 1920. Unlike
most period strips that centered on unmarried women and romantic entanglements,
the early Winnie Winkle storylines focused on the title character's simple life as a
working woman who toils to support her aging parents. Baseball-wise, the spotlight
in Happy Days is on Winnie's adopted brother Perry; he plays "in the mangy
baseball league," whose participants come in all sizes, shapes, and colors.
Needless to say, the featured contest is not a heated pitching duel between, say,
Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson.
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom
Screenplay: Martin Branner
Cast: Billy Butts, Ethelyn Gibson (Winnie Winkle).
BW-14m.
by Rob Edelman, author of Great Baseball Films and Baseball on the Web
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom
Screenplay: Martin Branner
Cast: Billy Butts, Ethelyn Gibson (Winnie Winkle).
BW-14m.
by Rob Edelman, author of Great Baseball Films and Baseball on the Web
Happy Days
Happy Days (1926, Weiss Bros.) features characters from Martin Branner's
famous comic strip Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner, which debuted in 1920. Unlike
most period strips that centered on unmarried women and romantic entanglements,
the early Winnie Winkle storylines focused on the title character's simple life as a
working woman who toils to support her aging parents. Baseball-wise, the spotlight
in Happy Days is on Winnie's adopted brother Perry; he plays "in the mangy
baseball league," whose participants come in all sizes, shapes, and colors.
Needless to say, the featured contest is not a heated pitching duel between, say,
Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson.
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom
Screenplay: Martin Branner
Cast: Billy Butts, Ethelyn Gibson (Winnie Winkle).
BW-14m.
by Rob Edelman, author of Great Baseball Films and Baseball on the
Web
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 1930
Released in United States Winter February 1930
b&w
First dramatic feature shot in Fox Grandeur, an early 70mm process.
Fox Grandeur
Released in United States February 1930 (New York City)
Released in United States Winter February 1930
