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  • This Happy Breed (1944)
  • Not Rated
    115 min | Comedy, Drama
This Happy Breed (1944)
Not Rated
115 min | Comedy, Drama

Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out.
Director
Writers
David Lean (adapted for the screen by) | Ronald Neame (adapted for the screen by) | Anthony Havelock-Allan (adapted for the screen by) (as Anthony Havelock Allan)
Producer
Noël Coward (as Noel Coward)
Cinematographer
Ronald Neame (photographed in Technicolor by)
Editor
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Release date
Apr 12, 1947 (United States)
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Cast

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Newton
Frank Gibbons Frank Gibbons   See fewer
Celia Johnson
Ethel Gibbons Ethel Gibbons   See fewer
John Mills
Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell   See fewer
Kay Walsh
Queenie Queenie   See fewer
Stanley Holloway
Bob Mitchell Bob Mitchell   See fewer
Amy Veness
Mrs. Flint Mrs. Flint   See fewer
Alison Leggatt
Aunt Sylvia Aunt Sylvia   See fewer
Guy Verney
Sam Leadbitter Sam Leadbitter   See fewer
Betty Fleetwood
Phyllis Blake Phyllis Blake   See fewer
Robin Burns
Man in Crowd (uncredited) Man in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Mabel Etherington
Lady in Crowd (uncredited) Lady in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Lester
Man in Crowd (uncredited) Man in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack May
Mourner (uncredited) Mourner (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Morris
Man Operating Small Boats at Fairground (uncredited) Man Operating Small Boats at Fairground (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Ryan
Passerby (uncredited) Passerby (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Sharp
Removal Man (uncredited) Removal Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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