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Celia Johnson, John Mills, and Robert Newton in This Happy Breed (1944)

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This Happy Breed

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Director

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  • David Lean
    David Lean

Writers

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  • David Lean
    David Lean
    adapted for the screen by &
  • Ronald Neame
    Ronald Neame
    adapted for the screen by &
  • Anthony Havelock-Allan
    Anthony Havelock-Allan
    adapted for the screen by (as Anthony Havelock Allan)
  • Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    play (uncredited)

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Robert Newton
    Robert Newton
    Robert Newton
    Frank Gibbons
  • Celia Johnson and Robert Newton in This Happy Breed (1944)
    Celia Johnson
    Celia Johnson
    Ethel Gibbons
  • John Mills
    John Mills
    John Mills
    Billy Mitchell
  • Kay Walsh
    Kay Walsh
    Kay Walsh
    Queenie
  • Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    Bob Mitchell
  • Amy Veness in This Happy Breed (1944)
    Amy Veness
    Amy Veness
    Mrs. Flint
  • Alison Leggatt in This Happy Breed (1944)
    Alison Leggatt
    Alison Leggatt
    Aunt Sylvia
  • Eileen Erskine
    Eileen Erskine
    Eileen Erskine
    Vi
  • John Blythe in Bon Voyage (1944)
    John Blythe
    John Blythe
    Reg
  • Guy Verney in This Happy Breed (1944)
    Guy Verney
    Guy Verney
    Sam Leadbitter
  • Betty Fleetwood in This Happy Breed (1944)
    Betty Fleetwood
    Betty Fleetwood
    Phyllis Blake
  • Merle Tottenham
    Merle Tottenham
    Merle Tottenham
    Edie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Robin Burns
    Robin Burns
    Man in Crowd
    (uncredited)
  • Mabel Etherington
    Mabel Etherington
    Lady in Crowd
    (uncredited)
  • Dan Lester
    Dan Lester
    Man in Crowd
    (uncredited)
  • Jack May in Brief Encounter (1945)
    Jack May
    Jack May
    Mourner
    (uncredited)
  • Jim Morris
    Jim Morris
    Man Operating Small Boats at Fairground
    (uncredited)
  • Pat Ryan
    Pat Ryan
    Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Sharp
    Jack Sharp
    Removal Man
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    producer (as Noel Coward)
  • Ronald Neame
    Ronald Neame
    associate producer (uncredited)

Composers

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  • Muir Mathieson
    Muir Mathieson
    composer (uncredited)
  • Clifton Parker
    Clifton Parker
    composer (uncredited)

Cinematographer

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  • Ronald Neame
    Ronald Neame
    cinematographer (photographed by)

Editor

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  • Jack Harris
    Jack Harris

Art Director

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  • C.P. Norman
    C.P. Norman

Makeup Department

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  • Tony Sforzini
    Tony Sforzini
    makeup artist
  • Vivienne Walker
    Vivienne Walker
    hair dressing
  • Marjorie Whittle
    Marjorie Whittle
    assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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  • Anthony Havelock-Allan
    Anthony Havelock-Allan
    in charge of production
  • Kenneth Horne
    Kenneth Horne
    production manager (as Ken Horne)
  • Jack Martin
    Jack Martin
    production manager
  • Robert C. Foord
    Robert C. Foord
    assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • George Pollock
    George Pollock
    assistant director
  • Anthony Hearne
    Anthony Hearne
    third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • G.E. Calthrop
    G.E. Calthrop
    art supervisor to Noel Coward
  • Harold Hurdell
    Harold Hurdell
    draughtsman (uncredited)
  • Arthur Lawson
    Arthur Lawson
    assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • John Cook
    John Cook
    sound recordist (as John Cooke)
  • Desmond Dew
    Desmond Dew
    sound recordist
  • C.C. Stevens
    C.C. Stevens
    sound recordist
  • Cyril Crowhurst
    Cyril Crowhurst
    dubbing editor (uncredited)
  • Roy Day
    Roy Day
    sound camera operator (uncredited)
  • Walter R. Day
    Walter R. Day
    assistant sound (uncredited)
  • Percy Dayton
    Percy Dayton
    boom operator (uncredited)
  • Anthony J. Kay
    Anthony J. Kay
    dubbing crew (uncredited)
  • Gus Lloyd
    Gus Lloyd
    assistant boom operator (uncredited)
  • Gordon K. McCallum
    Gordon K. McCallum
    boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects

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  • W. Percy Day
    W. Percy Day
    special effects (as Percy Day)
  • George Blackwell
    George Blackwell
    special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • George Blackwell
    George Blackwell
    models (uncredited)
  • Charles Staffell
    Charles Staffell
    back projection (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Guy Green
    Guy Green
    camera operator
  • Dennis Bartlett
    Dennis Bartlett
    clapper loader (uncredited)
  • Jim Body
    Jim Body
    focus puller (uncredited)
  • B. Francke
    B. Francke
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • David Lytton
    David Lytton
    clapper loader (uncredited)
  • George Minassian
    George Minassian
    focus puller (uncredited)
  • Eugene H.E. Pizey
    Eugene H.E. Pizey
    still photographer (uncredited)

Costume Department

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  • Hilda Collins
    Hilda Collins
    dress supervisor

Editorial Department

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  • Joan Bridge
    Joan Bridge
    associate color director: Technicolor
  • Natalie Kalmus
    Natalie Kalmus
    color director: Technicolor
  • Margery Saunders
    Margery Saunders
    assembly cutter (uncredited)
  • Norah Walsh
    Norah Walsh
    assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • London Symphony Orchestra
    London Symphony Orchestra
    musicians: score played by
  • Muir Mathieson
    Muir Mathieson
    under the direction of: The London Symphony Orchestra

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Paddy Arnold
    Paddy Arnold
    assistant continuity (uncredited)
  • Maggie Unsworth
    Maggie Unsworth
    continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Harold Haysom
    Harold Haysom
    technician for the Technicolor Company
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