RENOWN THEATRE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The "Dear Octopus" is the R'andolph; family headed-by Dora and Charles, whose golden wedding celebrations form the centre of the fllm story. They are the heads and heart.of the large family, and it is j their love and interest which holds { their children together, although l they are now grown up and soms :have children of their own. This |love can draw them home from all parts of the world on their golden wedding day. Michael Wilding, as Nicholas, the eldest son, explains the title of this film in his speech at the family dinner party when he says: "A toast to the family — that 'dear octopus' from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our innermost hearts, ever quite wish to." The heart of every large English family is expressed in these woras, and many of us agree when [Nicholas says: "We grumble at our [families, we treat them as a bad joke, we hear on every hand that family ties are slackening — and yet, ;we pack the trains at Christmas jgoing home." "Dear Octopus" is a jsimple story about a very ordinary family.
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 December 1946, Page 3
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191RENOWN THEATRE Chronicle (Levin), 12 December 1946, Page 3
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