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Millions Like Us
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.
- Original title
- Millions Like Us
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
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CinemaSerf
Jun 26, 2022 · via TMDB
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.
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Patricia Roc
Celia Crowson
Gordon Jackson
Fred Blake
Anne Crawford
Jennifer Knowles
Moore Marriott
Jim Crowson
Basil Radford
Charters
Megs Jenkins
Gwen Price
Eric Portman
Charlie Forbes
Joy Shelton
Phyllis Crowson
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
Amy Veness
Mrs. Blythe
Brenda Bruce
Brenda
Irene Handl
Landlady
John Salew
The Doctor
Beatrice Varley
Miss Wells
Hugh Cross
Man at Dance Hall
Jack May
Old Man
Johnnie Schofield
George,The Crowson's Next Door Neighbour
Avis Scott
Alice
John Slater
Alec - Man at Dance Hall
Tommy Trinder
Station Announcer
John Bryan
Art Direction
Frank Launder
Director
Sidney Gilliat
Director
Frank Launder
Screenplay
Sidney Gilliat
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