Cavalcade

Frank Lloyd (1933)

111min

U Certificate

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by Sue Heal

Noël Coward uses a well-to-do family as a microcosm in this look at British life down the years, from the Boer War to the Great Depression. Critics at the time loved this rather sanctimonious jaunt through history. Seen from the vantage point of post-Second World War egalitarianism, however, it all appears quaint and riddled with accepted class differences. While Coward, via director Frank Lloyd, pulls out all the Rule Britannia stops, a modern audience will remain resolutely dry-eyed. Still, it's an interesting period piece.

Cast & Crew

Jane Marryot Diana Wynyard

Robert Marryot Clive Brook

Alfred Bridges Herbert Mundin

Ellen Bridges Una O'Connor

Fanny Bridges Ursula Jeans

Cook Beryl Mercer

Margaret Harris Irene Browne

Annie Merle Tottenham

Joe Marryot Frank Lawton

Edward Marryot John Warburton

Director Frank Lloyd

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Language: EnglishBlack and whiteTheatrical distributor: Fox Film Company Ltd

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