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Title: This Happy Breed


Date: 1944
Type: Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: David Lean
Producer: Noel Coward

Comment
This film documents the life of an extended lower middle class family between 1919 and 1939 and is a fascinating insight into how in the middle of the second world war, the presvious two decades were viewed from this perspective. David Lean draws out good performances from a cast of good British actors from the period, particularly from Celia Johnson, Robert Newton and Kay Walsh

Actors

Celia JohnsonCelia Johnson
Robert NewtonRobert Newton
John MillsJohn Mills
Stanley HollowayStanley Holloway
Kay WalshKay Walsh
Amy Veness
Alison Leggatt
Eileen Erskine
John BlytheJohn Blythe

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Noel Coward
This Happy Breed