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The Gentle Sex |
The Gentle Sex - 1943 | 92mins | Comedy, Drama | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Leslie
Howard and Maurice Elvey.
Producer: Derrick De Marney and Leslie Howard. Script: Moie Charles. (additional dialogue by Aimée Stuart) Narration "Observations of a Mere Man" by Aimée Stuart. Cinematography: Cyril J. Knowles and Robert Krasker. Editing: Charles Saunders. Art Direction: Andrew Munro. Sound Department: Charles Tasto and A.W. Watkins. Original Music: John Greenwood. |
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The Cast Joan Gates - Gwen Hayden Jean Gillie - Dot Hopkins Joan Greenwood - Betty Miller Joyce Howard - Anne Lawrence Rosamund John - Maggie Fraser Lilli Palmer - Erna Debruski Barbara Waring - Joan Simpson John Justin - Flying Officer David Sheridan Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Sheridan John Laurie - Cpl. Alexander Balfour Elliott Mason - Mrs. Fraser Harry Welchman - Capt. Ferrier Miles Malleson - Railway Guard |
Plot SynopsisDocumentary-style propaganda vehicle charting the experiences of seven women who join the ATS. Shortly after release, narrator and co-director Leslie Howard was killed when the Luftwaffe shot down his plane whilst on a secret mission to Portugal. During WWII, seven women who volunteer to join the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service). From many varied backgrounds, the women quickly form a bond and become friends. They are then posted to various jobs, some of them in the same place, some of them separated. As they encounter each other, tensions begin to show and the group becomes divided. |
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