The Good Companions

The Good Companions

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

1933 · 113 min · ★ 6.4 · Romance, Comedy, Music

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

Directed by Victor Saville · Written by Ian Dalrymple

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