Little Gloria… Happy at Last (1982): Cast
Little Gloria… Happy at Last is a 1982 drama directed by Waris Hussein, starring Lucy Gutteridge as Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, Bette Davis and Christopher Plummer. It runs 3 hours.
- Runtime
- 3h (180 min)
- Director
- Waris Hussein
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Little Gloria… Happy at Last About?
The premise of Little Gloria… Happy at Last without spoilers.
Set against a backdrop of wealth, glamour and scandal, the film follows the tumultuous childhood of Gloria Vanderbilt. At eleven, she becomes the reluctant centerpiece in a fierce custody dispute between her extravagant mother and her determined aunt, forcing her to navigate a painful coming‑of‑age amid relentless public scrutiny.
Little Gloria… Happy at Last Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- tv mini series
- court case
- child custody dispute
- implied orgy
- the vanderbilt family
- implied lesbian interest
- custody battle
- trust fund
- party girl
- scheming mother
- possessive nanny
- catholic woman
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- scheming sister in law
- sister in law sister in law relationship
- greed
- female religious zealot
- nanny ward relationship
- traumatized child
- lindbergh kidnapping
- mother son relationship
- 1930s
- two part film
- depression era
- heavily indebted
- rich family
- alcoholic husband
- gossip columnist
- matriarch
- female swindler
- french riviera
- wasteful spending
- family lawyer
- world traveler
- court trial
- family feud
- sister in law sister in law conflict
- mother daughter conflict
- mother betrays daughter
- deceitful mother
- gaslighting
- accused of being a lesbian
- implied lesbian
- homophobia
- tabloid journalism
- drunk judge
- roman catholic
- great depression era
- greedy mother
- young widow
- debutante
Little Gloria… Happy at Last Cast & Characters
Lucy Gutteridge leads the cast as Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, with Bette Davis as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt and Christopher Plummer as Reggie Vanderbilt. Directed by Waris Hussein; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Waris Hussein
- Lucy Gutteridge as Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
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Bette Davis as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt -
Christopher Plummer as Reggie Vanderbilt -
Jennifer Dundas as Little Gloria
Also Starring in Little Gloria… Happy at Last
· 25 more- Angela Lansbury Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
- Martin Balsam Nathan Burkan
- Michael Gross Gilchrist
- Maureen Stapleton Nurse Emma Kieslich
- Barnard Hughes Justice John Francis Carew
- Lawrence Dane
- John Hillerman Maury Paul
- Cec Linder
- Glynis Johns Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
- Ken Pogue Judge James Aloycious Foley
- Joseph Maher Smythe
- Jan Rubeš
- J. T. Walsh
- Dana Ivey
- Rosalyn Landor Thelma Morgan Converse
- Kirsten Bishop
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Little Gloria… Happy at Last Also Known As
Also known as “Glória Feita de Ódio”.
- Also known as
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- Glória Feita de Ódio
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Little Gloria… Happy at Last FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Little Gloria… Happy at Last, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Little Gloria… Happy at Last?
Little Gloria… Happy at Last runs 3 hours (180 minutes).
Who directed Little Gloria… Happy at Last?
Little Gloria… Happy at Last was directed by Waris Hussein.
More films by Waris Hussein Who is in the cast of Little Gloria… Happy at Last?
Little Gloria… Happy at Last stars Lucy Gutteridge as Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, Bette Davis as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt and Christopher Plummer as Reggie Vanderbilt, among 29 credited actors.
Does Little Gloria… Happy at Last have a post-credit scene?
No. Little Gloria… Happy at Last has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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