| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Nikola Tanhofer |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Dragutin Savin |
| Cinematography: | Branko Ivatović |
| Editing: | Radojka Ivančević |
| Studio: | Jadran Film |
| Runtime: | 101 min. |
Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock (Sreća dolazi u 9) 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.[1] [2] 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,[2] and the last role of Mila Dimitrijević.[3] It was released in SFR Yugoslavia, Italy, Bulgaria and Egypt.[2]
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.