The Good Companions (1957)
The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.
- Date of release
- 1957-04-22
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Romance
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
Casting
- Eric Portman — Jess Oakroyd
- Celia Johnson — Miss Trant
- Janette Scott — Susie Dean
- Hugh Griffith — Morton Mitcham
- John Fraser — Inigo Jollifant
- Joyce Grenfell — Lady Parlitt
- Bobby Howes — Jimmy Nunn
- Rachel Roberts — Elsie and Effie Longstaff
- John Salew — Mr. Joe
- Mona Washbourne — Mrs. Joe
- Paddy Stone — Jerry Jerningham
- Carole Lesley — Film Star (as Leslie Carroll)
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Good Companions
The Good Companions is a 1957 British musical film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Eric Portman and Celia Johnson. It was written by J.L. Hodson, T.J. Morrison and J.B. Priestley based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Priestley and is a remake of the 1933 film version.
Production
It was one of the pet projects of Robert Clark, head of ABPC. J Lee Thompson was Clark's favourite director.
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