This Happy Breed (1944)

05/28/1944 (GB) • 1h 55m

Drama

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

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


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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

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