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The Happy Family is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison and Naunton Wayne. [1] The plot of the film centres on resistance by a family to the disruption caused by the construction of the Festival of Britain.
1951's Festival of Britain was considered a morale booster for a post-war, austerity-weary nation - but not so for one aggrieved London family. Ordered to vacate their shop and home on the South Bank to make way for the Festival, the Lord family stands their ground in a siege against the system.
A trailer for the 1952 film "The Happy Family" starring Stanley Holloway and Kathleen Harrison...but watch out for a youthful George Cole.
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Monster Family (also known as Happy Family) is a 2017 animated monster comedy film directed and produced by Holger Tappe, and co-written by David Safier. It is based on David Safier's 2011 novel Happy Family. The film stars Emily Watson, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Celia Imrie, Catherine Tate, and Jason Isaacs.
The latest in the BFI's Muriel Box season, The Happy Family is Ealing-esque in its depiction of the little person (hooray!) standing up against inflexible bureaucracy (boo!), in this case the Lord family defending their corner shop against the encroaching development of the Festival of Britain site.
- Muriel Box
- London Independent Producers
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.
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.
