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The Weaker Sex

6.719481h 24mMovieDrama

A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II.

DirectorRoy Ward Baker
WritersEsther McCracken·Paul Soskin
ProducersPaul Soskin·Herbert Smith

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Cast · Directed by Roy Ward Baker

UJUrsula Jeans
Ursula Jeans
Martha Dacre
CPCecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Geoffrey Radcliffe
JHJoan Hopkins
Joan Hopkins
Helen Dacre Winan
DBDerek Bond
Derek Bond
Lt. Comdr. Nigel Winan
THThora Hird
Thora Hird
Mrs. Gaye
BOBill Owen
Bill Owen
Soldier with Chicken
LMLana Morris
Lana Morris
Lolly Dacre McIntyre
JSJohn Stone
John Stone
Roddy McIntyre
DW
Digby Wolfe
Benjie Dacre
MSMarian Spencer
Marian Spencer
Harriet Lessing
KRKynaston Reeves
Kynaston Reeves
Captain Dishart
BA
Basil Appleby

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