The Good Companions

“JOY! MUSIC! MIRTH! "WORTHY OF THE HONOUR of being the first talking picture seen in public by the King and Queen."”

5.8(4)19331h 53m

RomanceComedyMusic

Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

Director

Victor Saville

Cast

Jessie Matthews

Susie Dean

Edmund Gwenn

Jess Oakroyd

John Gielgud

Inigo Jollifant

Mary Glynne

Miss Elizabeth Trant

Percy Parsons

Morton Mitcham

D.A. Clarke-Smith

Ridvers

Florence Gregson

Mrs. Oakroyd

Frank Pettingell

Sam Oglethorpe

Alex Frazer

Dr. Macfarlane

Finlay Currie

Monte Mortimer

Max Miller

Millbrau

A.W. Baskcomb

Jimmy Nunn

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

7.0

There's actually something really quite plausible about this film. It all centres around people who are restless. Unsettled. They need a change in their lives, so leave homes and families and set off on a pilgrimage. For what? Well they don't really know - it's going to be what ever fate throws at them. As we encounter the characters, there's a sense that this might be quite a lively adventure. Ed...