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Release Year1940
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
Votes5
DirectorJohn H. Auer
WritersDoris Anderson, F. Hugh Herbert
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsWomen in War
About Women in War
A "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an accidental death, and the only way she's able to get out of it is to volunteer--albeit reluctantly--to be a nurse in the war effort. She travels to England and is assigned to a hospital under a very strict matron. What the girl doesn't know is that the matron is the mother she has never seen.
Directed by John H. Auer, Women in War leans on a strong ensemble — Elsie Janis, Wendy Barrie, Patric Knowles — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1940.
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