This Happy Breed
1944 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,262 VOTES · DIR. David Lean
Overview
In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house in the suburbs, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival, and even another World War.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,822 lines
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00:02:20 After four long years of war...
00:08:09 And Mrs. Cross - that boy of hers she was so proud of, done in for life.
00:11:47 in Oxford Street before the war.
00:18:55 Mrs. Watts is looking after her till 7:00, so I don't have to get back till about then.
00:22:34 We ought to be going back into the other room.
00:26:23 And what's more, I know why I hate it.
00:31:07 What works in other countries won't work in this one.
00:36:01 Good night, Ethel. Good night, Queenie.
00:39:57 - I feel fine. You needn't worry about me. - Well, that's good news anyway.
00:44:31 Now you hop into bed and get some sleep.
00:50:13 - Uh, Reg. - Yes, sir?
00:53:29 I'm not blaming you. I told you that last night.
00:57:50 You don't believe in people trying to better themselves, do you?
01:01:44 Nobody ever does take any notice of me.
01:05:09 her eternal, nagging and nasty insinuations!
01:11:34 You said it.
01:15:50 It must have been there that she met him. We'll get her back.
01:20:30 Do you think she'll ever come back?
01:26:36 Election results! Paper!
01:32:01 Yes, I do.
01:35:57 A couple of pals and I went ashore for a cup of tea. There she was.
01:41:21 And I only hope to goodness we've got guts enough to learn one lesson from this...
01:45:15 That was the night Queenie went off.
01:49:45 Don't talk so silly.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,822
Dialogue density15.8 lines / min
First line00:02:20
Final line01:49:45
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lean
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,262