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When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.

Release Date : 1943-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gainsborough PicturesJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Celia Crowson

Original Name : Patricia Roc

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fred Blake

Original Name : Gordon Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jennifer Knowles

Original Name : Anne Crawford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jim Crowson

Original Name : Moore Marriott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charters

Original Name : Basil Radford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gwen Price

Original Name : Megs Jenkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charlie Forbes

Original Name : Eric Portman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phyllis Crowson

Original Name : Joy Shelton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Caldicott

Original Name : Naunton Wayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Terry Randall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Blythe

Original Name : Amy Veness

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brenda

Original Name : Brenda Bruce

Gender : Female

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Irene Handl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elsie

Original Name : Valentine Dunn

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : John Salew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Wells

Original Name : Beatrice Varley

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Singer

Original Name : Bertha Willmott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hammond

Original Name : Grace Allardyce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roof Spotter

Original Name : Albert Chevalier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heavy Rescue

Original Name : Clifford Cobbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Dance Hall

Original Name : Hugh Cross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Bourne - Hostel Matron

Original Name : Amy Dalby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Hodge

Original Name : Hilda Davies

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alf - Soldier Polishing Floor

Original Name : Arthur Denton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Handsome Young Man

Original Name : Paul Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wing Commander

Original Name : Gordon Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ugly Youth

Original Name : Jonathan Field

Gender : Male

Character Name : Megs

Original Name : Angela Fouldes

Gender : Male

Character Name : M.C at Dance

Original Name : Hal Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alan Haines

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : George Hirste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polish Officer

Original Name : Courtney Luck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Jack May

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warrant Officer

Original Name : Stan Paskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonnie

Original Name : Terence Rhodes

Gender : Male

Character Name : George,The Crowson's Next Door Neighbour

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Avis Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alec - Man at Dance Hall

Original Name : John Slater

Gender : Male

Character Name : Percy Hoskins

Original Name : Barry Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Station Announcer

Original Name : Tommy Trinder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam - Soldier Peeling Potatoes

Original Name : Jack Vyvyan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roof Spotter

Original Name : Frank Webster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squadron Leader

Original Name : John Wynn

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-26

This is a super little compendium of stories that celebrates the roles performed by women in Britain during WWII. Patricia Roc is "Celia" who is called up to help out - ending up in an aircraft factory making a vital, but somewhat unglamorous, contribution to the war effort. It's here that she makes lots of new friends and starts courting with young airman "Fred Blake" (Gordon Jackson). As a production, it's a bit ropey - plenty of balsa wood model sets etc. but it was made in 1943 so just about everything was at a premium in Britain then, so taken in context this is largely forgivable. Messrs. Gilliat & Launder direct this story of humanity and determination with aplomb (OK, maybe not with much style) and we do get a sense of the terror lived through by the families and soldiers alike during this most hideous of times. Eric Portman, and the rather dryly witty pairing of Basil Bradford and Naunton Wayne add a little diversion to the gloom as they plant land mines on a beach somewhere as if preparing for a game of cricket.