The Good Companions

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The Good Companions

"JOY! MUSIC! MIRTH! "WORTHY OF THE HONOUR of being the first talking picture seen in public by the King and Queen.""

1933

1h 53m

6.4(5 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Music

Overview

Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jessie Matthews

Susie Dean

Edmund Gwenn

Jess Oakroyd

John Gielgud

Inigo Jollifant

Mary Glynne

Miss Elizabeth Trant

Percy Parsons

Morton Mitcham

D.A. Clarke-Smith

Ridvers

Florence Gregson

Mrs. Oakroyd

Frank Pettingell

Sam Oglethorpe

Alex Frazer

Dr. Macfarlane

Finlay Currie

Monte Mortimer

Creative team

Directed by: Victor Saville
Written by: Ian Dalrymple
Angus MacPhail
Produced by: Michael Balcon
T.A. Welsh

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