The Weaker Sex (1948)
In this ironically titled British WW II drama, a widowed housewife provides housing for two navy men while her daughters serve as Wrens and her son serves in the military. The woman and one of the daughters end up falling for the sailors and marrying them. Following D-Day and the end of the war, the son returns home. All must now deal with the grim possibility of yet another world war. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roy Ward Baker
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Synopsis of The Weaker Sex
In this ironically titled British WW II drama, a widowed housewife provides housing for two navy men while her daughters serve as Wrens and her son serves in the military. The woman and one of the daughters end up falling for the sailors and marrying them. Following D-Day and the end of the war, the son returns home. All must now deal with the grim possibility of yet another world war. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Weaker Sex
- Ursula Jeans - Martha Dacre
- Joan Hopkins - Helen Dacre
- Lana Morris - Lolly Dacre
- Thora Hird - Mrs. Gaye
- Dorothy Bramhall - Mrs. Maling
- Kynaston Reeves - Capt. Dishart
- Marian Spencer - Harriet Lessing
- Basil Appleby
- Joan White
- Evelyn Moore
- Helen Goss
- Cecil Parker - Geoffrey Radcliffe
- Derek Bond - Nigel
- John Stone - Roddy
- Digby Wolfe - Benjie Dacre
- Bill Owen - Soldier
- Kathleen Boutall
- Eleanor Summerfield - Clippie
- Campbell Cotts
- Vi Kaley
- Merle Tottenham
- Gladys Henson - Woman
- Director(s):
- Roy Ward Baker
- Writer(s):
- Esther McCracken, Paul Soskin
- Producer(s):
- Paul Soskin
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