Top billed cast

1. 

   Eric Portman

   Capt. John Ellis

2. 

   Flora Robson

   Mrs. Liz Ellis

3. 

   Sheila Sim

   Margaret Ellis

4. 

   Isabel Jeans

   Lady Mott

5. 

   Walter Fitzgerald

   Bob Tyndale

6. 

   Philip Friend

   Geoffrey Winthrop

7. 

   Marjorie Rhodes

   Mrs. Nora Mumford

8. 

   Maire O'Neill

   Mrs. Bridget Walsh

9. 

   John Laurie

   Scottish officer in pub

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-01

Ostensibly, this is just a wartime morale-booster as a group of ladies in a small English hamlet are told of the impending visit of a VIP. With just 24 hours before her arrival, they must spruce up their village and put together some exhibits to demonstrate to their visitor. It's not just about the visit, however - that serves as a lens through which we have a look at a couple of more interesting sub-plots that deal with the lives of the non-military "combatants" of WWII - notably a rather sad scenario with Flora Robson and her husband Eric Porter in which he struggles to feel valued and relev...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• countryside