Dear Octopus (1943)
1h 26m
Running Time
September 20, 1943Release Date
Plot.
Three generations of a family gather together to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary, while the family secretary has the unenviable task of smoothing out all the deep-set hostilities and jealousies.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Harold French
Director
Patrick Kirwan
Writer
R. J. Minney
Writer
Esther McCracken
Adaptation
Details.
Wiki.
Dear Octopus (aslso known as The Randolph Family) is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Celia Johnson. It was written by Patrick Kirwan and R. J. Minney from an adaptation by Esther McCracken of the 1938 play Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith.