Millions Like Us (1943)

Directors:

Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder

Writers:

Sidney Gilliat (original screenplay)
Sidney Gilliat (written by)

Release Date:

15 November 1943 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamor job in one of the services, but as a single girl...

Plot Keywords:

Caldicott And Charters | Beautiful Woman | WWII

Cast

Patricia Roc	...	Celia Crowson
Gordon Jackson	...	Fred Blake
Anne Crawford	...	Jennifer Knowles
Basil Radford	...	Charters
Naunton Wayne	...	Caldicott
Moore Marriott	...	Jim Crowson
Eric Portman	...	Charlie Forbes
Joy Shelton	...	Phyllis Crowson
John Boxer	...	Tom
Valentine Dunn	...	Elsie
Megs Jenkins	...	Gwen Price
Terry Randall	...	Annie Earnshaw
Amy Veness	...	Mrs. Blythe
John Salew	...	Doctor Gill
Beatrice Varley	...	Miss Wells

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK

Company:

Gainsborough Pictures

Trivia:

The film was passed for US release by the Production Code Administration on condition the word 'hell' be deleted throughout.

Quotes:

Charters: Talking of wartime sacrifices, Caldicott - do you remember old Parterton?
Caldicott: Chap with all those rubber plantations in Malaya?
Charters: Yes, that's the fellow. Do you remember his valet, Hawkins?
Caldicott: Yes.
Charters: He's evacuated to Weston-super-Mare.
Caldicott: Really?
Charters: Parterton's simply livid. Hasn't dressed himself for 30 years.
Caldicott: What's he going to do about it?
Charters: Follow him. To Weston-super-Mare.
Caldicott: Oh, by the way, how many mines have we laid here this morning?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Lady Vanishes (1938)

What a great movie!

I first came across this little gem, whilst flicking through the channels on a rainy winters day, suffering with a rather nasty strain of flu. At first i thought it was just another lame wartime romance, that the TV channel usually churns out every afternoon. But on second glance it was actually quite good! Obviously its a blatant piece of British propaganda, aimed at all the people working in factories in the war. A kind of slap on the back if you will, but what i found it to be was a fantastic slice of nostalgia and class issues of the time, which is brought together in a heart warming family drama with a slightly comical look at 1940s life.