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.
Watch the official The Habit of Happiness 1916 trailer in HD below.
Douglas Fairbanks as Sunny Wiggins
George Fawcett as Jonathan Pepper
Macey Harlam as Foster
Dorothy West as Elsie Pepper
George Backus as Mr. Wiggins
Grace Rankin as Clarice Wiggins
William Jefferson as Jones
Adolphe Menjou as Society Man (uncredited)
Allan Dwan Director
Victor Fleming Director of Photography
Shannon Fife Writer
Allan Dwan Writer
United States 12 March 1916
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Silent Hall of Fame has created a Silent Gems Collection of rare and for the first time available films with our stars as well as other silent masterpieces.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1916:
18 September 1916
Muriel Flemming secretly marries Graydon Burton before he heads West to make his fortune. Later, when he is about to board a train to return to his wife, he is accused of a murder that was actually committed by crooked attorney Herman Slade.
03 May 1916
Mr Vang, a clerk, has just moved into the fourth floor of a block of flats – and he has already gained a reputation as something of a troublemaker.
22 May 1916
The Suspect is a 1916 lost silent film directed by S. Rankin Drew. Set in France and Russia, the plot revolves around the cruelties of Russian Grand Duke Karatoff, known to friends and enemies alike as "the butcher.
17 September 1916
An narcissistic woman with the ability to charm, Leila Aradella reaps delight from preying upon weak men.
15 May 1916
Having forced Jim Carson to leave town in order to avoid a trumped-up embezzling charge, now Albert Temple is rid of his only serious rival for Helen, whom he soon marries.
29 July 1916
Black La Rue was born on the Mexican border in times of raids and fights. His father was killed in one of the fights.
02 January 1916
Illustrated travel lecture directed by Robert J. Flaherty, composed of film shot during his time with the Inuit in 1914-1915.
08 October 1916
A young girl is kept ignorant of her mother by her aunt. After her aunt dies, the girl is used by crooks and arrested.
10 July 1916
When his friends decide that "Happy Jack" Lewis needs a wife, they place an ad in the paper for one. Glad Mason replies and sends her picture.
01 December 1916
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson.
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