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The Happy Family(Movie, 1952)

1h 26min | Genre: Comedy
The Happy FamilyRating: 3.6/5 (with 22 votes)
The Happy Family is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison and Naunton Wayne. The plot of the film centres on resistance by a family to the disruption caused by the construction of the Festival of Britain. It is also known in the U.S. by the alternative title Mr. Lord Says No. It was an adaptation of a play The Happy Family by Michael Clayton Hutton. ()
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About The Happy Family

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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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date GB: 03/30/1952
Director: Muriel Box
Screenwriter: Muriel Box
Director of Photography: Reginald Wyer
Composer: Francis Chagrin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mr. Lord Says No"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: The Happy Family (GB, 1936), The Happy Family (FR, 1973)

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