The Gentle Sex (1943)
- Starring:
- Joan Gates, Joan Greenwood, (more)
- Director(s):
- Maurice Elvey, Leslie Howard, (more
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Whenever one sees a title like The Gentle Sex, one braces oneself for an ironic switcharound. The supposedly gentle girls of the title--seven in all--are actually determined young British moderns who go into military service during World War II. In true "Army bomber crew" fashion, the film explores the widely varied backgrounds of the ladies involved, showing the events which led them to their patriotic commitment. As propaganda, Gentle Sex served its wartime purpose; as entertainment, it holds up reasonably well after five decades. The film was coproduced and codirected by actor Leslie Howard, who functions as narrator and (according to one source) can be glimpsed from behind in a couple of scenes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Joan Gates - Gwen
- Jean Gillie - Good Time Dot
- Rosamund John - Maggie Fraser
- Barbara Waring - Joan
- Frederick Leister - Col. Lawrence
- Everley Gregg - Mrs. Simpson
- Rosalyn Boulter - Sally
- Grace Arnold
- Nick Stuart
- Clifford Buckton
- Miles Malleson - Guard
- Peter Cotes - Taffy
- John Laurie - Corporal
- Jimmy Hanley - Soldier
- Amy Dalby
- Joan Greenwood - Betty Miller
- Joyce Howard - Ann Lawrence
- Lilli Palmer - Erna
- John Justin - David Sheridan
- Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Sheridan
- Elliot Mason - Mrs. Fraser
- Harry Welchman - Captain
- Frank Atkinson
- Tony Bazell - Ted
- Roland Pertwee
- Leslie Howard - Narrator
- Ronald Shiner - Racegoer
- Meriel Forbes - Commander
- Richard George
- Claude Bailey
- Director(s):
- Maurice Elvey, Leslie Howard
- Writer(s):
- Moie Charles, Phyllis Rose, Aimee Stuart
- Producer(s):
- Leslie Howard, Derrick de Marney
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