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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.
6.7
110 min
Release
1942-05-12
Cast
Tyrone Power
as Clive Briggs
Joan Fontaine
as Prudence Cathaway
Thomas Mitchell
as "Monty" Montague
Henry Stephenson
as General Cathaway
Nigel Bruce
as Ramsbottom
Gladys Cooper
as Iris Cathaway
Philip Merivale
as Dr. Roger Cathaway
Sara Allgood
as Waitress
Alexander Knox
as Rector
Queenie Leonard
as Violet Worthing
Melville Cooper
as Wilbur
Jill Esmond
as Nurse Emily Harvey
Holmes Herbert
as Dr. Mathias
John Abbott
as Joe
Arthur Shields
as Hospital Chaplain
Dennis Hoey
as Parsons
Denis Greene
as Dr. Ferris
Miles Mander
as Major
Harry Allen
as Hubert
David Clyde
as Clerk
Brenda Forbes
as Mae
Lilyan Irene
as Rosie
Colin Campbell
as Frantic Air Raid Victim
Billy Bevan
as FarmerHerbert Clifton
as Secretary
Andy Clyde
as FiremanCarol Curtis-Brown
as Cathaway's Maid
Raymond Severn
as Jackie HarveyCharles Irwin
as Regimental CommanderVirginia McDowall
as Girl with Iris
Clyde Cook
as Truck DriverJessica Newcombe
as MatronAlexander Pollard
as WaiterStuart Robertson
as OfficerJohn Rogers
as Vagrant at Flop HouseClifford Severn
as Lift Boy
Will Stanton
as Bartender
Donald Stuart
as MessengerCyril Thornton
as Station MasterDavid Thursby
as Man Assigned Bed #10Gordon Wallace
as Airman
Rhys Williams
as SergeantAlan Edmiston
as Hotel Porter
Gerald Hamer
as Hotel PorterMary Field
as Hotel MaidGwendolyn Logan
as Hotel Maid
Alec Craig
as Bus ConductorHarold De Becker
as Train Conductor
Morton Lowry
as Soldier in Bar
Eddie Hall
as Soldier in BarJack Shea
as British Soldier in BarThomas Louden
as Vicar
Mary Forbes
as Vicar's Wife
Wyndham Standing
as DoctorMrs. Wilfrid North
as Doctor's Wife
Leyland Hodgson
as PolicemanVal Stanton
as Policeman
Leonard Carey
as Policeman with Rector
Lumsden Hare
as First Headwaiter
Aubrey Mather
as Second Headwaiter
Yorke Sherwood
as Proprietor
Olaf Hytten
as Proprietor
Forrester Harvey
as ProprietorSilvia Vaughan
as Tea Shop Counterwoman
May Beatty
as Tea Shop Customer
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Tea Shop Customer
Heather Thatcher
as NurseCecil Weston
as NurseStella Rae
as NurseJean Prescott
as Nurse
Colin Kenny
as WAAF Supply OfficerClare Verdera
as WAAF Corporal
Rita Page
as WAAF Corporal
Doris Lloyd
as WAAF SergeantValerie Cole
as WAAF WomanStephanie Insall
as WAAF WomanDorothy Daniels de Becker
as WAAF WomanJoyce Wynn
as WAAF WomanDirector
REVIEWS
Geronimo1967
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.
