The Family Way (Original title)Wedlocked - Or all in Good Time (Working title)Last Picture Show (Alternative title)
Dates: 1966 (Copyright), 17 February 1966 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Drama of a young and inexperienced couple's first weeks of marriage in a Northern town.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Marriage, North of England, Working class
Releases
Date: 1966Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Length: 10260 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Page: 85
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Boulting Brothers CollectionAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: The MAGIC BOX / BROTHERS IN LAW / Th e FAMILY WAY / TWISTED NERVE.
In: Empire n169 July 2003 Page: 140
Title: RwdAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v13 n9 September 2003 Page: 66
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n8 August 2000 Page: 61
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review v26 n10 October 1976 Page: 46
Title: [Film Review - v26 n10 October 1976: no known title]Language: English
Description: Brief note.
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n19 10 May 1967 Page: 682
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n19 10 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v195 n38 8 May 1967 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v195 n38 8 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n397 February 1967 Pages: 26-27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n397 February 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Dec 1966 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 28 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3089 24 Dec 1966 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3089 24 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9310 21 Dec 1966 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9310 21 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
Author: MAYNARD, Richard A Pages: 204p.
Description: The FAMILY WAY pp. 77-150 SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS pp. 13-74
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10351 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-953095
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10458 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1050999
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1505800
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638594
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: 50I - Hard DiskSound: SoundDuration: 110.41 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: C-1500977
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1505800
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638594
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 674 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-53386
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-1221564
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10351 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-953095
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10458 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1050999
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Dates: 1966 (Copyright), 17 February 1966 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Drama of a young and inexperienced couple's first weeks of marriage in a Northern town.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Marriage, North of England, Working class
Releases
Date: 1966Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Length: 10260 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(35)
©: Janbox Ltd, ©: Boulting Brothers, Produced by: John Boulting, Produced by: Roy Boulting, Production Administrator: Philip Shipway, Secretary: Jean White, Assistant Director: Peter Price, Continuity: Josie Fulford, Casting: Thelma Graves, From Bill Naughton's play 'All in Good Time'/Screenplay by: Bill Naughton, Adaptation by: Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Dell, Director of Photography: Harry Waxman, [Camera] Operator: Gerry Anstiss, Stills Photography: John Brown, Editor: Ernest Hosler, Assistant Editor: James Walker, Art Director: Alan Withy, Assistant [Art Director]: Brian Herbert, Costume Designer: Cynthia Tingey, Wardrobe: Bridget Sellers, Make-up: Trevor Crole-Rees, Hairdresser: Joyce James, Processed by: Humphries Laboratories, Colour by: Eastman Colour, Music Composed by: Paul McCartney, [Music] Supervised and Arranged by: George Martin, Recordist: David Bowen, John Aldred, Sound Editor: Christopher Lancaster, Assistant Sound Editor: Peter Best, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Made at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(29)
Hayley Mills (Jenny Piper), John Comer (Leslie Piper), Hywel Bennett (Arthur Fitton), John Mills (Ezra Fitton), Marjorie Rhodes (Lucy Fitton), Murray Head (Geoffrey Fitton), Barry Foster (Joe Thompson), Avril Angers (Liz Piper), Wilfred Pickles (Uncle Fred), Liz Fraser (Molly Thompson), Andrew Bradford (Eddie), Thorley Walters (the vicar), Colin Gordon (Mr. Hutton, travel agent), Robin Parkinson (Mr. Phillips, travel agent's assistant), Lesley Daine (Dora), Ruth Trouncer (the marriage guidance councellor), Harry Locke (Mr Stubbs, the housing officer), Maureen O'Reilly (Miss Hunt, housing officer's secretary), Michael Cadman (Len), Hazel Bainbridge (Mrs Bell), Ruth Gower (Mrs Pike), Diana Coupland (Mrs Ross), Fanny Carby (Mrs Stone), Helen Booth (Mrs Lee), Margaret Lacey (Mrs Harris), Keith Marsh (fish and chips shop proprietor), Windsor Davies (man outside travel agency), the people of Bolton, Russell Waters (man at wedding party)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(13)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v15 n4 2018 Pages: 469-490Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Page: 85
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Boulting Brothers CollectionAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: The MAGIC BOX / BROTHERS IN LAW / Th e FAMILY WAY / TWISTED NERVE.
In: Empire n169 July 2003 Page: 140
Title: RwdAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v13 n9 September 2003 Page: 66
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n8 August 2000 Page: 61
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review v26 n10 October 1976 Page: 46
Title: [Film Review - v26 n10 October 1976: no known title]Language: English
Description: Brief note.
In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n19 10 May 1967 Page: 682
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n19 10 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v195 n38 8 May 1967 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v195 n38 8 May 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n397 February 1967 Pages: 26-27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n397 February 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Dec 1966 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 28 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3089 24 Dec 1966 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3089 24 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9310 21 Dec 1966 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9310 21 Dec 1966: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Men and women: print versions of the following films: Splendour in the grass, The family way, Nothing but a manAuthor: MAYNARD, Richard A Pages: 204p.
Description: The FAMILY WAY pp. 77-150 SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS pp. 13-74
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10351 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-953095
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10458 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1050999
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1505800
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638594
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(3)
Description: 50I - Hard DiskSound: SoundDuration: 110.41 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: C-1500977
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: C-1505800
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-638594
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 674 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-53386
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-1221564
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10351 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-953095
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10458 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-1050999
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)