This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.
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Elliott Mason
- Mrs. Fraser
- (as Elliot Mason)
Tony Bazell
- Ted
- (as Anthony Bazell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeslie Howard's last role.
- GoofsThe locomotive pulling the carriages from the Southern Railway London terminus where the women board, is a different class locomotive seen later in the film prior to their arrival at the Army base. Locomotive #771 is shown leaving the station, and #2848 is shown en route.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Narrator: Let's give in at last and admit that we're really proud of you, you strange, wonderful, incalculable creatures. The world you're helping to shape is going to be a better world because you're helping to shape it. Pray silence gentlemen. I give you a toast - the gentle sex.
- Crazy creditsPrologue following opening credits: "Woman, when I behold thee, flippant, vain, inconstant, childish, proud and full of fancies" (spoken by Leslie Howard)
- ConnectionsFeatured in War Stories (2006)
- SoundtracksDon't Dilly Dally
(uncredited)
Written by Charles Collins and Fred W. Leigh
[Incorrectly credited as "Traditional"]
Performed by Joan Gates
Featured review
Starts off very slowly but gets good near the end.
The most interesting thing about this film is that it was Leslie Howard's last film before he was killed--shot down by German planes en route to Lisbon during the war. He both directed and narrates this story which was meant both to celebrate the work of women in the army as well as bolster the spirits of the folks at home. In many ways, the film seems pretty dull...or at least kind of petty through much of the picture. After all, the women's boot camp seemed pretty easy and their work not especially hazardous. Fortunately, by the end of the picture you see real sacrifices and difficulties--something you find yourself longing for because through so much of the film the ladies don't seem exposed to many hardships. Because of this, if you see the movie, stick with it...it's worth it. For a similar sort of film, though a bit better, try "So Proudly We Hail"--the story of a group of nurses and the serious hardships they endure in the early days in the Pacific War.
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- planktonrules
- Aug 21, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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