This Happy Breed
1944 · 1 hr 55 min
PG7.377%100%72%
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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Directed By
David LeanWritten By
Ronald Neame, David Lean, Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-AllanStudio
Cineguild, Two Cities FilmsCast of This Happy Breed
Robert NewtonFrank Gibbons
Celia JohnsonEthel Gibbons
Amy VenessMrs. Flint
Alison LeggattAunt Sylvia
Stanley HollowayBob Mitchell
John MillsBilly Mitchell
Kay WalshQueenie Gibbons
Eileen ErskineVi Gibbons
John BlytheReg Gibbons
Guy VerneySam Leadbitter
Betty FleetwoodPhyllis Blake
Merle TottenhamEdie
Mabel EtheringtonWoman in Crowd
Jack MayMourner
Laurence OlivierNarrator (voice)