This Happy Breed
Comedy, Drama, Family
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1944
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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:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
APPROVED
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
28 May 1944
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Film's excellence comes mainly in the performances.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
23 Feb 2012
fresh:
This Happy Breed is Noel Coward's proud and loving tribute to the unbreakable British backbone.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
1 May 2013
fresh:
Though Lean and Coward are less happy here than in the brittle, refined atmosphere of Brief Encounter, their adventurous excursion into suburban Clapham remains endlessly fascinating.
– ,
Time Out,
6 Nov 2007