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The Good Companions (1957 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Good Companions' is a 1957 British musical film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Eric Portman. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J. B. Priestley and is a remake of the 1933 film version.
Partial cast
* Eric Portman as Jess Oakroyd
* Celia Johnson as Miss Trant
* Hugh Griffith as Morton Mitcham
* Janette Scott as Susie Dean
* John Fraser as Inigo Jollifant
* Joyce Grenfell as Lady Parlitt
* Bobby Howes as Jimmy Nunn
* Rachel Roberts as Elsie and Effie Longstaff
* John Salew as Mr. Joe
* Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Joe
* Shirley Anne Field as Redhead
* Carole Lesley as Film star
Production
It was one of the pet projects of Robert Clark, head of ABPC. J Lee Thompson was Clark's favourite director.
Reception
In a House of Lords debate it was revealed the film had lost 118,382.
References
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