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The Happy Family

7.8(5)19521h 26m1

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • london, england
  • shopkeeper
  • woman director
  • festival of britain
  • cockney

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Director

Muriel Box

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical30 Mar 1952

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The Happy Family was released on 30 March 1952.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/11/2022

    7/10

    Stanley Holloway has his best "Passport to Pimlico" (1949) hat on here for his battle with HM Government. He runs his little family corner shop with wife "Lillian" (Kathleen Harrison), minding their own business and generally quite excited about the forthcoming Festival of Britain. Excited, that is, until they discover that their little home is slap bang in the middle of the plans for the site. Determined not to be b…

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