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This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 28, 1944

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama

User Score

71%

Original Title

This Happy Breed

Production Companies

Cineguild, Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Director

David Lean

Description

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.