Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock

Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock is a Croatian fantasy film directed by Nikola Tanhofer. It was released in 1961. It was preserved and, in 2003, restored by the Croatian State Archives. It is based on the fairy tale The Galoshes of Fortune by Hans Christian Andersen, and was the first feature-length fantasy film in Yugoslav cinematography, and the last role of Mila Dimitrijević. It was released in SFR Yugoslavia, Italy, Bulgaria and Egypt.

Plot summary

Two women, Happiness and Worry, arrive to a small town. Happiness leaves a magic coat at the local restaurant, stating that anyone who wears it will have all their wishes fulfilled. The magic coat goes on to fulfill the wishes of a shy violin teacher; an old night watchman; Miki, a student; and a young blonde woman – all to little satisfaction.