Dear Octopus (film) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Dear Octopus is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Celia Johnson. It is based on a 1938 play Dear Octopus written by Dodie Smith. It was also released as The Randolph Family.

Plot

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Well-to-do couple Dora and Charles Randolph are celebrating their golden wedding, and three generations meet at the Randolph country home. As the relatives gather, each reveals his or her personal quirks and shortcomings. Caught in the middle is family secretary Penny Fenton (Margaret Lockwood), who has the unenviable task of sorting and smoothing out the family's deep-set hostilities and jealousies so that a good time can be had by all.

Cast

Margaret Lockwood – Penny Randolph

Michael Wilding – Nicholas Randolph

Celia Johnson – Cynthia

Roland Culver – Felix Martin

Helen Haye – Dora Randolph

Athene Seyler – Aunt Belle

Jean Cadell – Vicar's wife

Basil Radford – Kenneth

Frederick Leister – Charles Randolph

Nora Swinburne – Edna

Antoinette Cellier – Hilda

Madge Compton – Marjorie

Kathleen Harrison – Mrs Glossop

Ann Stephens – Scrap

Derek Lansiaux – Bill

Alistair Stewart – Joe

Evelyn Hall – Gertrude

Muriel George – Cook

Annie Esmond – Nannie

Irene Handl – Flora

Arthur Denton – Mr Glossop

Pamela Western – Deirdre

Arty Ash – Burton

Graham Moffatt – Fred the Chauffeur

Henry Morrell – Vicar

Critical reception

TV Guide described the film as a "routine English comedy of manners", but added, "it has its moments"; while Allmovie wrote "the film is variations on a single theme, albeit consistently amusing ones."

References

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Plot

Cast

Critical reception

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