Top billed cast

1. 

   Claudette Colbert

   Anne Hilton

2. 

   Jennifer Jones

   Jane Hilton

3. 

   Joseph Cotten

   Tony Willett

4. 

   Shirley Temple

   Bridget Hilton

5. 

   Monty Woolley

   William Smollett

6. 

   Lionel Barrymore

   Clergyman

7. 

   Robert Walker

   Bill Smollett

8. 

   Hattie McDaniel

   Fidelia

9. 

   Agnes Moorehead

   Emily Hawkins

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-06

Claudette Colbert is great as the struggling "Anne", who must bring up her two daughters "Jane" (Jennifer Jones) and "Brig" (Shirley Temple) whilst her husband is off fighting in WWII. To assist with the usual problems of making ends meet, she must take in a lodger "Col. Smollett" (Monty Woolley). At times you cannot help but feel for this poor lady who is constantly at the end of her tether. Their lodger is fastidious to say the least - he hates children, pets and yes, who better to illustrate that military pomposity than an on-form Woolley. To add to her woes, the young "Jane" is obsessed wi...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• lodger
• love
• teenage girl
• midwest
• home front
• war effort
• rationing
• mother daughter relationship