The Happy Family
1936-01-01 · 67 min · ★ 9.0
A mother and father who, in order to shock their extended family out of their idle spendthrift ways, pretend to have lost all their money.
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- Directors
- Maclean Rogers
- Production companies
- British Lion Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Max AdrianNoel Hutt
D.A. Clarke-SmithMr. Harrison
Hugh WilliamsVictor Hutt
Eve GrayNia Harrison
Ellen PollockLeo HuttTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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