Dear Octopus

"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."

Cast

Margaret Lockwood

as Penny Randolph

Michael Wilding

as Nicholas Randolph

Celia Johnson

as Cynthia

Roland Culver

as Felix Martin

Helen Haye

as Dora Randolph

Athene Seyler

as Aunt Belle

Jean Cadell

as Vicar's Wife

Basil Radford

as Kenneth

Frederick Leister

as Charles Randolph

Nora Swinburne

as Edna

Antoinette Cellier

as Hilda

Madge Compton

as Marjorie

Crew

Harold French

Director

Patrick Kirwan

Writer

R. J. Minney

Writer

Esther McCracken

Adaptation

Dodie Smith

Theatre Play

Edward Black

Producer

Hubert Bath

Music

Arthur Crabtree

Director of Photography

Michael C. Chorlton

Editor

Elizabeth Haffenden

Costume Design

Fred Gunn

Production Manager

Louis Levy

Music Director

John Bryan

Art Direction

George Stevens

Camera Operator