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This Happy Breed

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This Happy Breed

"A Sweeping Panorama of Living"

1944

1h 51m

7.1(62 votes)

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.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Robert Newton

Frank Gibbons

Robert Newton

Acting

Celia Johnson

Ethel Gibbons

Celia Johnson

Acting

Amy Veness

Mrs. Flint

Amy Veness

Acting

Alison Leggatt

Aunt Sylvia

Alison Leggatt

Acting

Stanley Holloway

Bob Mitchell

Stanley Holloway

Acting

John Mills

Billy Mitchell

John Mills

Acting

Kay Walsh

Queenie Gibbons

Kay Walsh

Acting

Eileen Erskine

Vi Gibbons

No Image

Acting

John Blythe

Reg Gibbons

John Blythe

Directing

Guy Verney

Sam Leadbitter

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Acting

Betty Fleetwood

Phyllis Blake

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Acting

Merle Tottenham

Edie

Merle Tottenham

Acting

Mabel Etherington

Woman in Crowd

No Image

Acting

Jack May

Mourner

Jack May

Acting

Laurence Olivier

Narrator (voice)

Laurence Olivier

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