The Happy Family

Mar 30, 1952

1h 26m

★ 7.2

Overview

When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are blocked by a little corner shop, which is owned and run by a Mr. Lord and his family. When the Lords refuse to be bought off, and decline the compensation offered by the authorities. the police and the bailiffs try to evict them, only to come under fire from the family, who have barricaded themselves inside the shop.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

London Independent Producers

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Cast

Henry Lord

Stanley Holloway

Lillian Lord

Kathleen Harrison

Mr. Filch

Naunton Wayne

Ada

Dandy Nichols

David

John Stratton

Joan

Eileen Moore

Marina

Shirley Mitchell

Anne

Margaret Barton

Cyril

George Cole

Mr. Thwaites

Miles Malleson

Sir Charles Spanniell

Geoffrey Sumner

Councillor

Laurence Naismith

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