# The Good Fellows

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{{short description|1943 film by Jo Graham}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Good Fellows
| image          = The Good Fellows poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| director       = Jo Graham
| producer       = Walter MacEwen 
| screenplay     = Hugh Wedlock Jr.<br>[Howard Snyder](/source/Howard_Snyder)
| starring       = [Cecil Kellaway](/source/Cecil_Kellaway)<br>[Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker)<br>[Mabel Paige](/source/Mabel_Paige)<br>[James Brown](/source/James_Brown_(actor))<br>[Patti Hale](/source/Patti_Hale)<br>[Kathleen Lockhart](/source/Kathleen_Lockhart)
| music          = [Leo Shuken](/source/Leo_Shuken)
| cinematography = [Theodor Sparkuhl](/source/Theodor_Sparkuhl)
| editing        = [Arthur P. Schmidt](/source/Arthur_P._Schmidt)
| studio         = [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures)
| distributor    = Paramount Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1943|8|11}}
| runtime        = 70 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''The Good Fellows''''' is a 1943 American [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by Jo Graham and written by [Hugh Wedlock Jr.](/source/Hugh_Wedlock_Jr.) and [Howard Snyder](/source/Howard_Snyder). The film stars [Cecil Kellaway](/source/Cecil_Kellaway), [Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker), [Mabel Paige](/source/Mabel_Paige), [James Brown](/source/James_Brown_(actor)), [Patti Hale](/source/Patti_Hale) and [Kathleen Lockhart](/source/Kathleen_Lockhart).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76699/the-good-fellows |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608084029/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76699/The-Good-Fellows/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |title=The Good Fellows (1943) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93571/The-Good-Fellows/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325123501/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93571/The-Good-Fellows/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-25 |title=The-Good-Fellows - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |accessdate=2015-07-01}}</ref> The film was released on August 11, 1943, by [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures). It was a rare lead film role for Cecil Kellaway.<ref name="done">{{cite magazine|date=15 July 2025|access-date=15 July 2025|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-films-it-isnt-done/|title=Forgotten Australian Films: It Isn't Done}}</ref>

==Plot==
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Jim Hilton devotes too much time to his lodge membership and too little to his real-estate business. He lets daughter Ethel handle a potential purchase of the Draytons' riverfront property, whereupon she develops a romantic interest in the Draytons' son, Tom.

Jim inadvertently commits money he doesn't have to his lodge's hosting a convention. At dinner, he persuades Mr. Drayton to join the lodge and pay a $2,000 admittance fee, then uses the money for his own purposes. The family runs out of patience with Jim's ways, and only daughter Sprat's disappearance brings him to his senses, at least temporarily.

==Cast==
*[Cecil Kellaway](/source/Cecil_Kellaway) as Jim Hilton
*[Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker) as Ethel Hilton
*[Mabel Paige](/source/Mabel_Paige) as Miss Kent
*[James Brown](/source/James_Brown_(actor)) as Tom Drayton
*[Patti Hale](/source/Diana_Hale) as Sprat 
*[Kathleen Lockhart](/source/Kathleen_Lockhart) as Mary Hilton
*[Douglas Wood](/source/Douglas_Wood_(actor)) as John Drayton
*[Norma Varden](/source/Norma_Varden) as Mrs. Drayton
*[Olin Howland](/source/Olin_Howland) as Reynolds
*[Tom Fadden](/source/Tom_Fadden) as Harvey
*[William B. Davidson](/source/William_B._Davidson) as Blake

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0035948|The Good Fellows}}

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Category:1943 films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:American comedy films
Category:1943 comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1943 English-language films
Category:Films directed by Jo Graham
Category:1943 American films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films scored by Leo Shuken

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