The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
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Synopsis
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
Key facts
Cast
Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull, Richard Wattis, John Bentley, Guy Middleton, Percy Walsh, Arthur Howard
Original language
English
First release
March 8, 1950 (United Kingdom)
Production companies
London Films
Crew
Screenplay
Frank Launder, John Dighton
Producer
Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
Cinematography
Stanley Pavey
Editing
Oswald Hafenrichter
Music
Mischa Spoliansky
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Sydney Film Festival 1979 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Happiest Days of Your Life | |
| Alternate title | Cette sacrée jeunesse |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 8, 1950 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 16, 1950 |
| Television | Germany | June 11, 1967 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | U |
Full credits
| Director | Frank Launder |
| Cast | Alastair Sim (Wetherby Pond), Margaret Rutherford (Muriel Whitchurch), John Turnbull (Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne), Richard Wattis (Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne), John Bentley (Richard Tassell: Staff of Nutbourne), Guy Middleton (Victor Hyde-Brown: Staff of Nutbourne), Percy Walsh (Monsieur Joue: Staff of Nutbourne), Arthur Howard (Anthony Ramsden: Staff of Nutbourne), Edward Rigby (Rainbow: Staff of Nutbourne), Harold Goodwin (Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne), Gladys Henson (Mrs. Hampstead: Staff of Nutbourne), Muriel Aked (Miss Jezzard: Staff of St. Swithin's), Joyce Grenfell (Miss Gossage: Staff of St. Swithin's), Bernadette O'Farrell (Miss Harper: Staff of St. Swithin's), Myrette Morven (Miss Chapel: Staff of St. Swithin's), Patience Rentoul (Miss Armstrong: Staff of St. Swithin's), Lilian Stanley (Miss Curtis: Staff of St. Swithin's), Kenneth Downey (Sir Angus McNally), Laurence Naismith (Dr. Collet), Stringer Davis (Rev. Rich), Stanley Lemin (Mr. Parry), Olwen Brookes (Mrs. Parry), Alan Broadhurst (Mr. Ibbertson), Vivien Wood (Mrs. Ibbertson), Nan Munro (Mrs. Jones), Russell Waters (Mr. West), George Benson (Mr. Tripp), Angela Glynne (Barbara Colhoun), Patricia Owens (Angela Parry), Margaret Anderson (Alice), Betty Blackler (Mary), Fred Marshall (Metcalf), John Rhodes (Cranbourne), Jim Davis (Talbot), Keith Faulkner (Unsworth), William Simonds (Oliver), George Cole (Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)), Beryl Ede (Political Canvasser (Uncredited)), Gertrude Kaye (Assistant Cook (Uncredited)), Charlotte Mitchell (Ethel (Uncredited)), Pat Pleasance (Young Girl (Uncredited)), Mackenzie Ward (Benson (Uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Frank Launder, John Dighton |
| Producer | Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat |
| Cinematography | Stanley Pavey |
| Editing | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Music | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Sound | S.R. Fowster |
| Costumes | Joan Ellacott |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
