Good Companions (1933)

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Based on a novel by J. B. Priestley, this British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of a floundering touring theatrical troupe. Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) is a schoolteacher with a talent for songwriting, and Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) is a man with… More Based on a novel by J. B. Priestley, this British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of a floundering touring theatrical troupe. Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) is a schoolteacher with a talent for songwriting, and Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) is a man with theatrical ambitions who has just lot his job. Together, they persuade Miss Trant (Mary Glynne), an older single woman looking for adventure, to back them as they try to bring "The Dinky Do's" back into the spotlight. Susie Dean (Jessie Matthews) is a chorus girl who dreams of stardom, and when she's made the new leader of the show, it looks as if her dreams may finally become a reality. The Good Companions is buoyed by the superb singing and dancing talents of Matthews, who was considered one of the screen's greatest musical stars in England and Europe, though she inexplicably never achieved the same fame in the United States; Gielgud also got a rare opportunity to display his vocal abilities in this film. Keep your eyes peeled for Jack Hawkins and horror film great George Zucco, who both appear in supporting roles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Victor Saville
Written By: W.P. Lipscomb, Angus MacPhail, Ian Dalrymple
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

On DVD: Mar 17, 2001

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Cast

            Jessie Matthews as Susie Dean

            Edmund Gwenn as Jess Oakroyd

            John Gielgud as Inigo Jolifant

            Mary Glynne as Miss Trant

            Max Miller as Milbrau

            Percy Parsons as Morton Mitcham

            A.W. Baskcomb as Jimmy Nunn

            Dennis Hoey as Joe Brundit

            Viola Compton as Mrs. Brundit

            Richard Dolman as Jerry Jemingham

            Margery Binner as Elsie

            Henry Ainley as Narrator

            Muriel Aked as Vicar's Wife

            Ivor Barnard as Eric Tipstead

            John Burch
            
            D.A. Clarke-Smith as Ridvers

            Jane Cornell
            
            Finlay Currie as Monte Mortimer

            Gilbert Davis
            
            Annie Esmond as Mrs. Tarvin

            Ben Field as Mr. Droke

            Barbara Gott as Big Annie

            Lawrence Hanray as Mr. Tarvin

            Jack Hawkins as Albert

            Harold Meade
            
            Wally Patch as Driver

            Frank Pettingell as Sam Oglethorpe

            Frederick Piper
            
            Olive Sloane as Effie

            Cyril Smith as Leonard Oakroyd

            J. Fisher White as Vicar

            Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Mounder

            George Zucco as Fauntley

            John Clifford
            
            Hugh E. Wright as Librarian

            Mike Johnson
            
            Pollie Emery as Miss Thong

            Mai Bacon
            
            Mignon O'Doherty
            
            Henry Adnes
            
            Alec Fraser as Dr. MacFarlane

            Florence Gregson as Mrs. Oakroyd

            Arnold Riches as Hilary

            Daphne Scorer
            
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