The Happy Family (1936 film)

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The Happy Family
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Screenplay byMaclean Rogers
Story by Max Catto
Based on French Salad
by Max Catto
Produced byHerbert Smith
Starring Hugh Williams
Leonora Corbett
Cinematography George Stretton
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
  • 10 August 1936 (1936-08-10)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryGreat Britain
LanguageEnglish

The Happy Family is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Williams, Leonora Corbett and Max Adrian. [1] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. The film was based on the West End play French Salad by Max Catto.

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Synopsis

The plot concerns a mother and father who, in order to shock their extended family out of their idle, spendthrift ways, pretend to have lost all their money.

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References

  1. "The Happy Family". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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