Mrs Miniver

Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon

Buck-up lads propaganda supporting the war effort in 1942. Clean MGM look. Some of the points made here were creakingly obvious but this was a major production...the skill of the players and mise-en-scene easily carried the film. The sets were too spanky clean to look like anything but a soundstage but it didn't seem to matter. Film just raced right along.

Nice supporting role by Theresa Wright as the perfect young woman.

This has historical value as well as being one of the rare pre-1950 films which can work for an audience today.

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