The Family Way

For the 2012 Dutch comedy film, see Family Way.

The Family Way
Directed byRoy Boulting
Written by
Based on"All in Good Time" by Bill Naughton
Produced byJohn Boulting
Starring
CinematographyHarry Waxman
Edited byErnest Hosler
Music by
Production
company
Boulting Brothers
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release dates
  • 18 December 1966 (1966-12-18) (UK)
  • June 1967 (1967-06) (US)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£460,641[1]
Box office$2,225,000 (U.S./Canada)[2]

The Family Way is a 1966 British comedy-drama film produced and directed by John and Roy Boulting, respectively, and starring father and daughter John Mills and Hayley Mills.[3] Based on Bill Naughton's play All in Good Time (1963),[4] with screenplay by Naughton, the film began life in 1961 as the television play Honeymoon Postponed.[5] It is about the marital difficulties of a young newlywed couple living in a crowded house with the husband's family.

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 219.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
  3. ^ "The Family Way (1967) - Full Credits - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. ^ "The Family Way". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ Honeymoon Postponed at IMDb