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
Wartime Story of women in the ATS
I am a great aficionado of 1940s -50s black and white movies, but I am afraid this one seemed like a lead balloon. The premise was interesting - Leslie Howard as an almost God - like figure looking down on the milling crowd and selecting his characters -and I settled back for an interesting story to unfold. I waited in vain. Not only did very little happen (which can still mean an excellent movie)but there was very little character development. I ended up with the feeling that women were basically rather boring, spineless creatures, which is surely the antithesis of what the film was trying to achieve? I've seen so many films from this era and later where we see women as they really are, innovative, brave,tender, funny,witty. It's the first time I've seen Lilli Palmer as a quiet colourless creature. There were endless opportunities for fun/tragedy/drama,etc, which just didn't materialise. Even the music hall song was flat and stale. Perhaps in its time it might have worked as a propaganda film purely to show that women can be successful in the army but apart from this I'm afraid it was a non -starter and I gave it the thumbs down.
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- rtaggart-1
- Nov 18, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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