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This Happy Breed( 1944)

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A Sweeping Panorama of Living

Overview

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house in the suburbs, 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, and even another World War.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Newton

      Frank Gibbons

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      Celia Johnson

      Ethel Gibbons

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      Amy Veness

      Mrs. Flint

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      Alison Leggatt

      Aunt Sylvia

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      Stanley Holloway

      Bob Mitchell

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      John Mills

      Billy Mitchell

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      Kay Walsh

      Queenie Gibbons

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      Eileen Erskine

      Vi Gibbons

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      John Blythe

      Reg Gibbons

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      Guy Verney

      Sam Leadbitter

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      Betty Fleetwood

      Phyllis Blake

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      Merle Tottenham

      Edie

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      Mabel Etherington

      Woman in Crowd

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      Jack May

      Mourner

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      Laurence Olivier

      Narrator (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    This gently entertaining film follows the trials and tribulations of the "Gibbons" family - mum, "Ethel" (Celia Johnson), dad "Frank" (Robert Newton), daughters "Queenie" (Kay Walsh), "Vi" (Eileen Erskine) and their son "Reg" (John Blythe) alongside her mother "Mrs. Flint" (Amy Veness), who not untypically lodged with them too. There's is a simple enough life, contentedly living in a newly built suburbia with a garden, whilst their children grow to adulthood - going through the daily motions and routines familiar to all. To a large extent, that's what gives the film much of to charming potency....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • strike
    • war veteran
    • cafe
    • twins
    • family
    • gas mask
    • manicurist
    • elopement
    • 1920s
    • 1930s
    • suburban
    • english middle class