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Those Were the Days

19341h 20mThomas Bentley
IMDb 6.6

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A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern magistrate (Will Hay) visits a music hall against the wishes of his father. In true farcical style, the magistrate too ends up at the music hall, and before long all the characters are trying not to avoid each other... Mainly notable (a) because of its depiction of the music hall as seen by a generation which knew it intimately (b) because of its use of music hall acts of the time and (c) because it gave Will Hay his first film role.

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What is Those Were the Days (1934) about?

A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern magistrate (Will Hay) visits a music hall against the wishes of his father. In true farcical style, the magistrate too ends up at the music hall, and before long all the characters are trying not to avoid each other... Mainly notable (a) because of its depiction of the music hall as seen by a…

Who stars in Those Were the Days?

Those Were the Days stars Will Hay (Magistrate Brutus Poskett), Iris Hoey (Agatha Poskett), Angela Baddeley (Charlotte Verrinder), Claud Allister (Capt. Horace Vale), George Graves (Col. Alexander Lukyn). The film was directed by Thomas Bentley.

How long is Those Were the Days?

Those Were the Days has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1934.

Is Those Were the Days worth watching?

Those Were the Days holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10. Fans of Music, Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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