Dear Octopus (film)
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Harold French Music director Hubert Bath Duration Country United Kingdom | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Story by Dodie Smith Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Patrick Kirwan , Esther McCracken Release date 20 September 1943 (UK) Based on the play by Dodie Smith Cast Margaret Lockwood , Celia Johnson , Michael Wilding , Roland Culver , Helen Haye Similar movies Quiet Weekend (1946) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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Plot
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.
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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
Dear Octopus (film) WikipediaDear Octopus (film) IMDb