02 January 1946 Factual 67 mins
Described as a 'film argument' about homes and houses, this film is in three parts showing houses as they were, houses as they are and houses as they might be.
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John Mills as The Voice
Miles Malleson as Mr. Know-All
Herbert Lomas as History
Henry Hallett as Hansard
Marjorie Rhodes as The Housewife
Elizabeth Cowell as The Woman
Frederick Allen as The Observer
Paul Rotha Director
Miles Tomalin Writer
Ara Calder-Marshall Writer
Wolfgang Wilhelm Writer
William Alwyn Music
Miles Malleson Writer
Paul Rotha Producer
United Kingdom 02 January 1946
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