Summary
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.
Cast
Tyrone Power
Clive Briggs
Joan Fontaine
Prudence Cathaway
Thomas Mitchell
"Monty" Montague
Henry Stephenson
General Cathaway
Nigel Bruce
Ramsbottom
Gladys Cooper
Iris Cathaway
Philip Merivale
Dr. Roger Cathaway
Sara Allgood
Waitress
Alexander Knox
Rector
Queenie Leonard
Violet Worthing
Melville Cooper
Wilbur
Jill Esmond
Nurse Emily Harvey
Holmes Herbert
Dr. Mathias
John Abbott
Joe
Arthur Shields
Hospital Chaplain
Dennis Hoey
Parsons
Denis Greene
Dr. Ferris
Miles Mander
Major
Harry Allen
Hubert
David Clyde
Clerk
Brenda Forbes
Mae
Lilyan Irene
Rosie
Colin Campbell
Frantic Air Raid Victim
Billy Bevan
Farmer
Herbert Clifton
Secretary
Andy Clyde
Fireman
Carol Curtis-Brown
Cathaway's Maid
Raymond Severn
Jackie Harvey
Charles Irwin
Regimental Commander
Virginia McDowall
Girl with Iris
Clyde Cook
Truck Driver
Jessica Newcombe
Matron
Alexander Pollard
Waiter
Stuart Robertson
Officer
John Rogers
Vagrant at Flop House
Clifford Severn
Lift Boy
Will Stanton
Bartender
Donald Stuart
Messenger
Cyril Thornton
Station Master
David Thursby
Man Assigned Bed #10
Gordon Wallace
Airman
Rhys Williams
Sergeant
Alan Edmiston
Hotel Porter
Gerald Hamer
Hotel Porter
Mary Field
Hotel Maid
Gwendolyn Logan
Hotel Maid
Alec Craig
Bus Conductor
Harold De Becker
Train Conductor
Morton Lowry
Soldier in Bar
Eddie Hall
Soldier in Bar
Jack Shea
British Soldier in Bar
Thomas Louden
Vicar
Mary Forbes
Vicar's Wife
Wyndham Standing
Doctor
Mrs. Wilfrid North
Doctor's Wife
Leyland Hodgson
Policeman
Val Stanton
Policeman
Leonard Carey
Policeman with Rector
Lumsden Hare
First Headwaiter
Aubrey Mather
Second Headwaiter
Yorke Sherwood
Proprietor
Olaf Hytten
Proprietor
Forrester Harvey
Proprietor
Silvia Vaughan
Tea Shop Counterwoman
May Beatty
Tea Shop Customer
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Tea Shop Customer
Heather Thatcher
Nurse
Cecil Weston
Nurse
Stella Rae
Nurse
Jean Prescott
Nurse
Colin Kenny
WAAF Supply Officer
Clare Verdera
WAAF Corporal
Rita Page
WAAF Corporal
Doris Lloyd
WAAF Sergeant
Valerie Cole
WAAF Woman
Stephanie Insall
WAAF Woman
Dorothy Daniels de Becker
WAAF Woman
Joyce Wynn
WAAF Woman
Crew
Director
Anatole Litvak
Novel
Eric Knight
Screenplay
R.C. Sherriff
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 26, 2022
7
A really strong ensemble cast get together for this wartime drama that sees the posh "Prudence" (Joan Fontaine) sign up to join the Women's Auxiliary Army Force - much to the chagrin of her old-soldier father Henry Stephenson. Not long into her new career, her pals set her up on a date with the handsome "Briggs" (Tyrone Power) and she is soon smitten. Snag is, her new beau has a bit of a secret and that could send both of their lives into a turmoil. Fontaine and Power have chemistry, both deliver well and although there is maybe just a shade too much pontificating from the young woman, this makes for an enjoyable, if maybe just a bit far-fetched, wartime romance with a hint of the peril faced by those in London during the blitz. With Thomas Mitchell, Nigel Bruce and Melville Cooper amongst the solid and engaging support team, Anatole Litvak presents us with an enjoyable, artistically very good looking film that's well worth a watch.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
