Summary
Dear Octopus is a British film comedy-drama first released in 1943,
directed by Harold French.
The film stars Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding, Celia Johnson, Roland Culver and Helen Haye.
It has also been released under the title: The Randolph Family.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Harold French
- Script: Patrick Kirwan, Esther McCracken, R.J. Minney, Dodie Smith
- Photo: Arthur Crabtree
- Music: Hubert Bath
- 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), Diana Beaumont (Delicate Guest), Robert C. Bradfield, Noel Dainton, Amy Dalby, Barbara Douglas, Frank Forster, Jane Gill-Davis, Helen Goss, Jack Leslie, James Lomas, Thelma Rea, Leonard Sharp, Virginia Vernon, Jack Vyvian, Sidney Young
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 86 min; B&W
- Aka: The Randolph Family
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