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Major Barbara
Major Barbara

Major Barbara

Genres

Comedy

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Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

14 May 1941

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Major Barbara Undershaft

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Adolphus Cusins

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Andrew Undershaft

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Bill Walker

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

The General

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Snobby Prince

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Lady Britomart

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Sarah Undershaft

Walter Hudd

Walter Hudd

Stephen Undershaft

David Tree

David Tree

Charles Lomax

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Jenny Hill

Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop

Peter Shirley

Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Rummy Mitchens

Cathleen Cordell

Cathleen Cordell

Mog Habbijam

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Todger Fairmile

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Morrison

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

James

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Policeman

S.I. Hsiung

S.I. Hsiung

Ling

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Mrs. Price

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

A Girl

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Bilton (uncredited)

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Pettigrew (uncredited)

Dane Gordon

Dane Gordon

Cast Member (uncredited)

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Man on Quayside (uncredited)

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)

Billy Wells

Billy Wells

Minor Role (uncredited)

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