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Dear Octopus (1943)

Dear Octopus

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1h 26m

Comedy, Drama

September 20th, 1943

7.1/10

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Three generations of a family gather together to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary, while the family secretary has the unenviable task of smoothing out all the deep-set hostilities and jealousies.

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Cast

Margaret Lockwood
Penny Randolph
Michael Wilding
Nicholas Randolph
Celia Johnson
Cynthia
Roland Culver
Felix Martin
Helen Haye
Dora Randolph
Athene Seyler
Aunt Belle
Jean Cadell
Vicar's Wife
Basil Radford
Kenneth
Frederick Leister
Charles Randolph
Nora Swinburne
Edna
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Directors

Harold French
Full cast & crew

Producers

Edward Black
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Patrick Kirwan
writer
Esther McCracken
adaptation
R.J. Minney
writer
Full cast & crew

Taglines

DODIE SMITH'S Delightful New Comedy

Keywords

based on play
anniversary
secretary
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 12th, 1944 (South Africa) (Johannesburg)
May 18th, 1944 (South Africa) (Cape Town)
August 11th, 1947 (Spain) (Madrid)
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Alternative Titles

The Randolph Family
Dear Octopus (original title)
Bodas de oro (Spain)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

86 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

Distribution Companies

General Film Distributors (GFD) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
English Films (United States of America)
Standard Television (United States of America)

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