HAPPY END happy ending . In silent cinema especially, but also in the time of black and white, and in the early years of color and cinemascope, Hollywood films ended up with a poster in the center of the screen that said THE END so that the low-light and those who had fallen asleep would learn that they should leave the room. Then it was assumed that the plot always had to end well, with the young man saving the beautiful lady, or a HAPPY END. But over time it was no longer a constant although the public maintained its use in daily life.
