8.3Those Were the Days · 1934
Those Were the Days (1934) is a Music / Comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Will Hay, Iris Hoey, Angela Baddeley.
MusicComedy
8.3Overview
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.
Cast
Will Hay, Iris Hoey, Angela Baddeley, Claud Allister, George Graves, John Mills, Jane Carr, Marguerite Allan
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What is "Those Were the Days" 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 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.
When was "Those Were the Days" released?
Those Were the Days was released in 1934.
Who stars in "Those Were the Days"?
The cast includes Will Hay, Iris Hoey, Angela Baddeley, Claud Allister.
