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Dear Octopus is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Celia Johnson.[1] It is based on a 1938 play Dear Octopus written by Dodie Smith. It was also released as Randolph Family.
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
References
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Films directed by Harold French 1930s The Cavalier of the Streets (1937) · Dead Men are Dangerous (1939)1940s The House of the Arrow (1940) · Major Barbara (1941) · Jeannie (1941) · The Day Will Dawn (1942) · Unpublished Story (1942) · Secret Mission (1942) · Talk About Jacqueline (1942) · Dear Octopus (1943) · English Without Tears (1944) · Mr. Emmanuel (1944) · Quiet Weekend (1946) · White Cradle Inn (1947) · My Brother Jonathan (1948) · The Blind Goddess (1948) · Quartet (1948) · Adam and Evelyne (1949)1950s The Dancing Years (1950) · Trio (1950) · Encore (1951) · The Hour of 13 (1952) · The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) · Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) · Forbidden Cargo (1954) · Isn't Life Wonderful! (1954) · The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)Categories:- 1943 films
- British films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Harold French
- 1940s comedy films
- Films based on plays
- British comedy films
- 1940s British film stubs
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