Title: This Happy Breed Summary: Noël Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is ... Directed by: David Lean Actors: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Amy Veness Production Company: Two Cities Films Release Date: 12 April 1947 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Noël Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is led by the family through the years with average number of triumphs and disasters until the outbreak of World War II.
"A wonderful movie, would have loved to see it while it was on stage."
"Not really that good, upon reflection."