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The Family Way

  • 7.3 /10

  • 31

  • 75%

Plot

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are prevented from having any intimacy, but it only gets worse. They find out that their trip to Spain is canceled, which sets the tone for a rocky few weeks.

Cast

Hayley Mills as Jenny Piper
Hayley Mills

as Jenny Piper

Hywel Bennett as Arthur Fitton
Hywel Bennett

as Arthur Fitton

John Mills as Ezra Fitton
John Mills

as Ezra Fitton

Marjorie Rhodes as Lucy Fitton
Marjorie Rhodes

as Lucy Fitton

Avril Angers as Liz Piper
Avril Angers

as Liz Piper

John Comer as Leslie Piper
John Comer

as Leslie Piper

Wilfred Pickles as Uncle Fred
Wilfred Pickles

as Uncle Fred

Murray Head as Geoffrey Fitton
Murray Head

as Geoffrey Fitton

Liz Fraser as Molly Thompson
Liz Fraser

as Molly Thompson

Barry Foster as Joe Thompson
Barry Foster

as Joe Thompson

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 18, 1966

Production Companies

  • Jambox

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.92 hrs

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The Family Way seems to have had a splashy release for a couple of reasons. It involved a topic rarely dealt with: an unconsummated new marriage, and the debut of Harley Mills in an adult role. I know when I was in the throes of puberty I would have been gobsmacked if I had been allowed to see the naked back of Hayley Mills, whom I had boyishly fancied in her Disney movies. It is a pretty good mo…

There is quite a fun dynamic on display here from Hayley Mills ("Jenny") and her new husband "Arthur" (Hywel Bennett) as they have to make their way in a new married world fraught with difficulties. They have little money, so live with his well meaning but slightly domineering parents "Ezra" (John Mills) and "Lucy" (Marjorie Rhodes) and an accident with their bed puts paid to any hanky-panky! The…