This Happy Breed
1944
1h 55min
In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival.
Storyline
In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival.
Released
28 May 1944
Runtime
1h 55min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Cineguild, Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
Robert Newton
Frank Gibbons
Celia Johnson
Ethel Gibbons
Amy Veness
Mrs. Flint
Alison Leggatt
Aunt Sylvia
Stanley Holloway
Bob Mitchell
John Mills
Billy Mitchell
Kay Walsh
Queenie Gibbons
Eileen Erskine
Vi Gibbons
John Blythe
Reg Gibbons
Guy Verney
Sam Leadbitter
Betty Fleetwood
Phyllis Blake
Merle Tottenham
Edie
Mabel Etherington
Woman in Crowd
Jack May
Mourner
Laurence Olivier
Narrator (voice)
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