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The Habit of Happiness

5.4191644mNRMovieComedy

Douglas Fairbanks stars as "Sunny" Wiggins, who believes in eternal optimism and good spirits. This places Wiggins at odds with his staid, wealthy family, who decide to get even when he blithely invites a group of derelicts to his sister's coming-out party.

DirectorAllan Dwan
WritersShannon Fife·Allan Dwan

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Cast · Directed by Allan Dwan

DFDouglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Sunny Wiggins
GFGeorge Fawcett
George Fawcett
Jonathan Pepper
MHMacey Harlam
Macey Harlam
Foster
DWDorothy West
Dorothy West
Elsie Pepper
GBGeorge Backus
George Backus
Mr. Wiggins
GR
Grace Rankin
Clarice Wiggins
WJWilliam Jefferson
William Jefferson
Jones
AMAdolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Society Man (uncredited)

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The Habit of Happiness hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 30, 1916. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.