This Happy Breed (1944)
This Happy Breed (1944)
A Sweeping Panorama of Living
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.

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Cast

Robert Newton Robert Newton As: Frank Gibbons
Celia Johnson Celia Johnson As: Ethel Gibbons
Amy Veness Amy Veness As: Mrs. Flint
Alison Leggatt Alison Leggatt As: Aunt Sylvia
Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway As: Bob Mitchell
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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.


Tagline: A Sweeping Panorama of Living
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 28 May 1944

Country: GB

Runtime: 115m

Company Credits

Company: Cineguild, Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Frank Gibbons

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Ethel Gibbons

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Mrs. Flint

Alison Leggatt

Alison Leggatt

Aunt Sylvia

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Bob Mitchell

John Mills

John Mills

Billy Mitchell

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Queenie Gibbons

Eileen Erskine

Eileen Erskine

Vi Gibbons

John Blythe

John Blythe

Reg Gibbons

Guy Verney

Guy Verney

Sam Leadbitter

Betty Fleetwood

Betty Fleetwood

Phyllis Blake

Merle Tottenham

Merle Tottenham

Edie

Mabel Etherington

Mabel Etherington

Woman in Crowd

Jack May

Jack May

Mourner

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Narrator (voice)

Directed By

David Lean

David Lean

Director

Maggie Unsworth

Maggie Unsworth

Continuity

Anthony Hearne

Anthony Hearne

Third Assistant Director

George Pollock

George Pollock

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Theatre Play

David Lean

David Lean

Screenplay

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Screenplay

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Screenplay

Production Crew

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Producer

Robert C. Foord

Robert C. Foord

Assistant Production Manager

Jack Martin

Jack Martin

Production Manager

Kenneth Horne

Kenneth Horne

Production Manager

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Associate Producer

Edited By

Jack Harris

Jack Harris

Editor

Norah Walsh

Norah Walsh

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Tony Sforzini

Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

Hilda Collins

Hilda Collins

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marjorie Whittle

Marjorie Whittle

Assistant Hairstylist

Vivienne Walker

Vivienne Walker

Hairdresser

Sound

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

John Cook

John Cook

Sound Recordist

Desmond Dew

Desmond Dew

Sound Recordist

C. C. Stevens

C. C. Stevens

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Boom Operator

Percy Dayton

Percy Dayton

Boom Operator

Clifton Parker

Clifton Parker

Original Music Composer

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Original Music Composer

George Paternoster

George Paternoster

Boom Operator

Visual Effects

Camera

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Director of Photography

Guy Green

Guy Green

Camera Operator

Eugene H.E. Pizey

Eugene H.E. Pizey

Still Photographer

George Minassian

George Minassian

Focus Puller

David Lytton

David Lytton

Clapper Loader

B. Francke

B. Francke

Camera Operator

Jim Body

Jim Body

Focus Puller

Dennis Bartlett

Dennis Bartlett

Clapper Loader

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

C.P. Norman

C.P. Norman

Art Direction

Arthur Lawson

Arthur Lawson

Assistant Art Director

Harold Hurdell

Harold Hurdell

Draughtsman

Other Crew

W. Percy Day

W. Percy Day

Special Effects

Charles Staffell

Charles Staffell

Projection

George Blackwell

George Blackwell

Special Effects

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