The Weaker Sex (1948)
3.4 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 24min
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- Synopsis:
Set near Portsmouth, one of the main bases for the D-Day invasion fleet, the film portrays life on the British home front during World War II. During the run up to D-Day, widowed Martha Dacre (Ursula Jeans) tries to keep house and home together for her two daughters and two naval servicemen billeted on her. Although her two daughters serve as Wrens, and her son is away in the Navy, she has chosen to stay at home as a housewife (although she also participates in fire-watching and works in a canteen). When she learns that her son's ship was damaged during the landings, she experiences regrets about not taking a more active role in the war. Using occasional footage of actual events and with frequent reference to contemporary newspaper and wireless reports, the story moves forward from D-Day to VE-Day, the 1945 general election and on to 1948 when the film was made. Martha eventually re-marries to naval officer Geoffrey (Cecil Parker) who was one of the men billeted on her and has by now become a father-figure to her son and daughters. - Actors:
- Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker, Joan Hopkins, Derek Bond, Lana Morris, John Stone, Digby Wolfe, Thora Hird, Bill Owen, Marian Spencer, Kynaston Reeves, Basil Appleby, Clement Attlee, Kathleen Boutall, Dorothy Bramhall, Winston Churchill, Campbell Cotts, Helen Goss, Marjorie Gresley, Gladys Henson
- Directors:
- Roy Ward Baker
- Writers:
- Esther McCracken
- Aka:
- No Medals for Martha
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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