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"You've seen such girls in this town"

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Top Cast

  • Eric Portman

    Eric Portman

    Capt. John Ellis

  • Flora Robson

    Flora Robson

    Mrs. Liz Ellis

  • Sheila Sim

    Sheila Sim

    Margaret Ellis

  • Isabel Jeans

    Isabel Jeans

    Lady Mott

  • Walter Fitzgerald

    Walter Fitzgerald

    Bob Tyndale

  • Philip Friend

    Philip Friend

    Geoffrey Winthrop

  • Marjorie Rhodes

    Marjorie Rhodes

    Mrs. Nora Mumford

  • Maire O'Neill

    Maire O'Neill

    Mrs. Bridget Walsh

  • John Laurie

    John Laurie

    Scottish officer in pub

Overview

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Rating

7.4 / 10
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jul 1, 2022

    Ostensibly, this is just a wartime morale-booster as a group of ladies in a small English hamlet are told of the impending visit of a VIP. With just 24 hours before her arrival, they must spruce up their village and put together some exhibits to demonstrate to their visitor. It's not just about the visit, however - that serves as a lens through which we have a look at a couple of more interesting sub-plots that deal with the lives of the non-military "combatants" of WWII - notably a rather sad scenario with Flora Robson and her husband Eric Porter in which he struggles to feel valued and relevant, and another with their daughter (Sheila Sim) and her marriage opportunities. It's not a perfect film, by any means, but Portman and Robson offer up good performances of what passed for normality during the war for so many people still at home, and though maybe it's a bit slow, it's still a characterful observation well worth a watch.

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