A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.
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- TriviaFilming went on through the German Blitz. Producer and Director Gabriel Pascal had his own spotter on the roof who blew a horn when he spied German planes. According to Ronald Neame, nobody had told Wendy Hiller, so when the horn sounded during a rehearsal and everybody left, Hiller was bewildered.
- Goofs(at around 1h 35 mins) Just before she scolds her husband for addressing her as "Biddy", a boom mic shadow passes over the lace trim on the bosom of Lady Britomart's (Marie Lohr) gown.
- Quotes
Andrew Underschaft: [to son, Stephen] Well, is there anything you know or care for?
Stephen Underschaft: I know the difference between right and wrong.
Andrew Underschaft: You don't say so! What? No capacity for business? No knowledge of law? No sympathy with art? No pretention to philosophy? Only a simple knowledge of the secret that has baffled all the lawyers, muddled all the men of business, and ruined most of the artists - secret of right and wrong. Why man, you're a genius. A master of masters. A god. And at 28, too.
- Alternate versionsA long final speech by Undershaft (Robert Morley) was filmed but cut before release. The National Film Theatre showed this version many years ago. The British Film Institute lists a print running 136 minutes - some 15 minutes longer than the released version - which presumably is that version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Discovering Film: Rex Harrison (2015)
- SoundtracksHow Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
(uncredited)
Music by Alexander Reinagle (1836)
Words by John Newton (1779)
Arranged by William Walton
The acting by all concerned, including a handsome, twinkling Rex Harrison, is STUPENDOUS!!! Another reason I have to see it again is to see Deborah Kerr as the young Salvation lass who gets clipped in the jaw...her first screen appearance. Robert Morley delivers his lines with just the proper balance of cynicism and charm!!! Orson Welles would have been too ponderous. As the Salvation Army band steps out playing "Onward Christian Soldiers", even we agnostics join in, the mood is so infectious. The point is beautifully made about the power of faith to change a person's life, even as GBS makes his points about the 'greater virtue' of providing a dignified way to make a living. I HATE black and white, except for film noir, but I was so busy mentally interacting that I never missed color. Buy it if you can, because one rental will NOT give you the full appreciation. Compared with all the wealth of information in these old movies, modern TV is sadly, just puff.
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- Also known as
- George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara
- Filming locations
- Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK(Salvation Army rally scene)
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- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1