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Should you watch The Good Companions? Only if you have a soft spot for British stage history or want to see what musical cinema looked like before it became all glossy and over-produced. If you need pacing that moves faster than a brisk walk, you’ll probably hate it. It’s quiet, it’s polite, and it’s very much a produc...
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Victor Saville
Hal Roach
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"Should you watch The Good Companions? Only if you have a soft spot for British stage history or want to see what musical cinema looked like before it became all glossy and over-produced. If you need pacing that moves faster than a brisk walk, you’ll probably hate it. It’s quiet, it’s polite, and it’s very much a product of its time. There is something genuinely sweet about the way these characters just decide to throw their lot in together. It reminded me a bit of the frantic energy in The Daff..."
Margery Binner
Edward Knoblock, W.P. Lipscomb, J.B. Priestley, Ian Dalrymple, Angus MacPhail
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