REGENT THEATRE

Chronicle (Levin), 16 April 1946, Page 8

REGENT THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW "The Gentle Sex," -pew production of Two Cities Concanel Films, released by Gaumont-British-Dom-inions, coming to the Regent Theatre to-night has seven leading ladies and one leading man. This tale of Britain's women at war stars Joyce . Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Barbara Waring and Joan Gates as members of the A.T.S., who all joined on the same day, and who'se various adventures in the service form tne plot of the film. John Justin was given special leave from the R.A.F. to play the only male lead as an R.A.A.F. officer who falis in love with convoy driver Anne (Joyce Howard). All seven of this gallant little band of girls are totally different in character and background. Anne is the daughter of an Army Officer, Maggie comes from dour Scots fishing folk, Erna is a Czech refugee, Betty a spoilt and only dhild who has never left the shelter of her home before, Dot is an ex-beauty parlour girl, and Gwen, a typical Cockney, was a waitress. Joan used to teach dancing. | The seven girls are shown first as newly- joined A.T.S. members who by chance travel down to camp in the same carriage. Then in the•first stages of their training with all the difficulties that their new ! life must necessarily bring them. i After a Selection Board they are ! posted . to various jobs — convoy I drivers — members of an Ack-Ack ! gun site — mess orderlies. The final ! scenes in the film show them all } once again in the same unit facing up to a blitz with the courage and confidence that has made the war women of Britain famous throughout the world. _______