This Happy Breed

A Sweeping Panorama of Living

7.119441h 51m

Released

Drama

Overview

A chronicle of the lives of the Gibbons family, from shortly after the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.

StatusReleased

Release Date1944-05-28

Runtime1h 51m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Budget$900,000

Keywords

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Trailer

This Happy Breed (1944) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Cast & Crew

Robert Newton

as Frank Gibbons

Celia Johnson

as Ethel Gibbons

Amy Veness

as Mrs. Flint

Alison Leggatt

as Aunt Sylvia

Stanley Holloway

as Bob Mitchell

John Mills

as Billy Mitchell

Kay Walsh

as Queenie Gibbons

Eileen Erskine

as Vi Gibbons

John Blythe

as Reg Gibbons

Guy Verney

as Sam Leadbitter

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jun 30, 2022

7/10

This gently entertaining film follows the trials and tribulations of the "Gibbons" family - mum, "Ethel" (Celia Johnson), dad "Frank" (Robert Newton), daughters "Queenie" (Kay Walsh), "Vi" (Eileen Erskine) and their son "Reg" (John Blythe) alongside her mother "Mrs. Flint" (Amy Veness), who not untypically lodged with them too. There's is a simple …

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