The Gentle Sex
Year:
1943
Production Country:
Great Britain
War drama: Seven girls join the A.T.S. from very varied homes and social backgrounds. They meet on the train on the way to camp. They stay together until they are posted, some to transport, some to Ack-Ack, but later they are together again each doing a specialised job.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Gwen Hayden Joan Gates
- Dot Hopkins Jean Gillie
- Betty Miller Joan Greenwood
- Anne Lawrence Joyce Howard
- Maggie Fraser Rosamund John
- Erna Debruski Lilli Palmer
- Joan Simpson Barbara Waring
- Flying Officer David Sheridan John Justin
- Mrs Sheridan Mary Jerrold
- Scots corporal John Laurie
- Mrs Fraser Elliot Mason
- Captain Ferrier Harry Welchman
- railway guard Miles Malleson
- 1st soldier Jimmy Hanley
- junior commander Meriel Forbes
- Sally, telephonist Rosalyn Boulter
- cast member Members of His Majesty's Forces
- Ted Anthony Bazell
- Colonel Lawrence Frederick Leister
- Miss Simpson Everley Gregg
- convoy sergeant Noreen Craven
- end soldier Frederick Peisley
- racegoer Ronald Shiner
- and [observations of a mere man] spoken by Leslie Howard
- captain Roland Pertwee
- Canadian private Nicholas Stuart
- lorry driver Frank Atkinson
- Taffy Peter Cotes
- Mrs Miller Maud Dunham
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Leslie Howard
- [Director] Maurice Elvey
- Associate Director Geoffrey Boothby
- Assistant Director P.L. CECIL Gurney
Production
- A Two Cities Concanen Film Two Cities Films
- A Two Cities Concanen Film Concanen Productions
- opening logo General Film Distributors
- A Leslie Howard Production Leslie Howard
- Produced by Derrick de Marney
- Production Manager Vincent Permane
- Production Consultant Adrian Brunel
- [Assistant Production Secretary] Renée Glynne
- Made at D&P Studios
- [Studio] Denham Studios
Casting
- [Casting] Irene Howard
Writing
- Original Story and Screen Play by Moie Charles
- Additional Dialogue by Aimee Stuart
- Observations of a mere man written by Doris Langley Moore
Photography
- Lighting Cameraman Robert Krasker
- Camera Operator Cyril Knowles
- Camera Operator Ray Sturgess
Special Effects
- Special Effects Cameraman Derick Williams
Editing
- Editor Charles Saunders
Design
- Supervising Art Director Paul Sheriff
- Art Director Carmen Dillon
- Art Director C.P. Norman
Music
- Music Written by John Greenwood
- and [Music] Played by London Symphony Orchestra
- [Music] Conducted by Muir Mathieson
Sound
- Recording Director A.W. Watkins
- Sound Mixer Charles Tasto
Consultant
- Military Advisor Pratt
Miscellaneous
- Made with the co-operation of The War Office
- Made with the co-operation of Auxiliary Territorial Service