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Great Day
From Victor Hanbury Productions · RKO Radio British Productions · RKO Radio Pictures
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An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
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Directed by Lance Comfort
Eric PortmanCapt. John Ellis
Flora RobsonMrs. Liz Ellis
Sheila SimMargaret EllisIsabel JeansLady Mott
Walter FitzgeraldBob Tyndale
Philip FriendGeoffrey Winthrop
Marjorie RhodesMrs. Nora Mumford
Maire O'NeillMrs. Bridget Walsh
John LaurieScottish officer in pub
Kathleen HarrisonPub Customer
Leslie DwyerPub Customer
Margaret WithersMiss Jane TyndaleSimilar titles
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CinemaSerfJul 1, 2022
Ostensibly, this is just a wartime morale-booster as a group of ladies in a small English hamlet are told of the impending visit of a VIP. With just 24 hours before her arrival, they must spruce up their village and put together some exhibits to demonstrate to their visitor. It's not just about the visit, however - that serves as a lens through which we have a look at a couple of more interesting sub-plots that deal with the lives of the non-military "combatants" of WWII - no… Read more
tably a rather sad scenario with Flora Robson and her husband Eric Porter in which he struggles to feel valued and relevant, and another with their daughter (Sheila Sim) and her marriage opportunities. It's not a perfect film, by any means, but Portman and Robson offer up good performances of what passed for normality during the war for so many people still at home, and though maybe it's a bit slow, it's still a characterful observation well worth a watch.