The_Good_Companions_(1957_film)

<i>The Good Companions</i> (1957 film)

The Good Companions (1957 film)

1956 film

The Good Companions is a 1957 British musical film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Eric Portman.[2] It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J. B. Priestley and is a remake of the 1933 film version.

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Partial cast

Production

It was one of the pet projects of Robert Clark, head of ABPC. J Lee Thompson was Clark's favourite director.[3]

Reception

In a House of Lords debate it was revealed the film had lost £118,382.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Good Companions". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: The Good Companions". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  3. [3]
    Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press USA. p. 84.
  4. [4]
    Hill, William John (1985). CLASS, SEXUALITY AND THE*BRITISH CINEMA 1956-63 (PDF) (Thesis). University of York. p. 250.


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