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It is 1944 and Martha Dacre is a typical suburban housewife trying to keep her family together during wartime. Her strength is tested most when news comes that the ship which carried her sons-in-law has sunk. She must keep the spirits of her anxious daughters up as they wait for any news.
Original Release
09/22/1948
US Release
01/01/1949
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ursula Jeans | Martha Dacre |
| Cecil Parker | Geoffrey Radcliffe |
| Joan Hopkins | Helen / Helen Dacre Winan |
| Derek Bond | Nigel / Lt. Comdr. Nigel Winan |
| Lana Morris | Lolly |
| John Stone | Roddy |
| Digby Wolfe | Benjie |
| Thora Hird | Mrs. Gaye |
| Bill Owen | Soldier / Soldier with Chicken |
| Marian Spencer | Harriet Lessing |
Directors
Writers
Esther McCracken, Paul Soskin, Val Valentine
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ursula Jeans | Martha Dacre |
| Cecil Parker | Geoffrey Radcliffe |
| Joan Hopkins | Helen / Helen Dacre Winan |
| Derek Bond | Nigel / Lt. Comdr. Nigel Winan |
| Lana Morris | Lolly |
| John Stone | Roddy |
| Digby Wolfe | Benjie |
| Thora Hird | Mrs. Gaye |
| Bill Owen | Soldier / Soldier with Chicken |
| Marian Spencer | Harriet Lessing |
| Kynaston Reeves | Captain Dishart |
| Basil Appleby | Seaman Taylor |
| Clement Attlee | Self |
| Dorothy Bramhall | Mrs. Maling |
| Winston Churchill | Self |
| Helen Goss | Woman in Silk Stockings Queue |
| Marjorie Gresley | Shop Supervisor |
| Gladys Henson | Woman in Fish Queue |
| Vi Kaley | |
| King George VI | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Paul Soskin | Producer |
Editors
