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This Happy Breed (1944)

APPROVED 105 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   12 April 1947 (USA)
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Noel Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs... See full summary »

Director:

David Lean

Writers:

David Lean (adaptation), Anthony Havelock-Allan (adaptation), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Robert Newton, Celia Johnson and Amy Veness
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Newton ...
Celia Johnson Celia Johnson ...
Amy Veness Amy Veness ...
Alison Leggatt Alison Leggatt ...
Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway ...
John Mills ...
Kay Walsh Kay Walsh ...
Eileen Erskine Eileen Erskine ...
Vi
John Blythe John Blythe ...
Reg Gibbons
Guy Verney Guy Verney ...
Betty Fleetwood Betty Fleetwood ...
Merle Tottenham Merle Tottenham ...
Edie
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Storyline

Noel Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is led by the family through the years with average number of triumphs and disasters until the outbreak of WWII. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Middle Class | Mother Daughter Estrangement | 1920s | British | 1930s  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Noel Coward's This Happy Breed See more »

Filming Locations:

Alderbrook Road, Clapham, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

£200,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Noel Coward-Cineguild, Two Cities Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | USA:  | UK:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

David Lean's first film in color. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Queenie makes tea for Ethel and Sylvia (DVD Timing at 33.37) pouring cold water on the milk. See more »

Quotes

Frank Gibbons: She didn't pass on, pass over, or pass out! She died!
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Crazy Credits

"This is the story of a London family from 1919 to 1939." See more »

Connections

References The Broadway Melody (1929) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rule Britannia"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by James Thomson
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
Sung by Frank and Bob coming home after their reunion See more »