The Happy Family

Release Date: 1952-03-30

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.

Rating: 7.2 / 10

Cast

Stanley Holloway

as Henry Lord

Kathleen Harrison

as Lillian Lord

Naunton Wayne

as Mr. Filch

Dandy Nichols

as Ada

John Stratton

as David

Crew

Muriel Box - Director
Muriel Box - Writer
Sydney Box - Writer
Laurie Ridley - Still Photographer
Sydney Box - Producer

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

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 o...