Major Barbara

Major Barbara

121 mins | Comedy | May 14, 1941

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.

Major Barbara

121 mins | Comedy | May 14, 1941

Major Barbara
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Gabriel Pascal Productions
Original title Major Barbara
Directors Gabriel Pascal, Harold French, David Lean
Writers George Bernard Shaw

Cast

Wendy Hiller

as Major Barbara Undershaft

Rex Harrison

as Adolphus Cusins

Robert Morley

as Andrew Undershaft

Robert Newton

as Bill Walker

Sybil Thorndike

as The General

Emlyn Williams

as Snobby Prince

Marie Lohr

as Lady Britomart

Penelope Dudley-Ward

as Sarah Undershaft

Walter Hudd

as Stephen Undershaft

David Tree

as Charles Lomax

Deborah Kerr

as Jenny Hill

Donald Calthrop

as Peter Shirley

Marie Ault

as Rummy Mitchens

Cathleen Cordell

as Mog Habbijam

Torin Thatcher

as Todger Fairmile

Miles Malleson

as Morrison

Felix Aylmer

as James

Stanley Holloway

as Policeman

S.I. Hsiung

as Ling

Kathleen Harrison

as Mrs. Price

Mary Morris

as A Girl

Charles Victor

as Bilton (uncredited)

O.B. Clarence

as Pettigrew (uncredited)

Dane Gordon

as Cast Member (uncredited)

Edward Rigby

as Man on Quayside (uncredited)

George Bernard Shaw

as Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)

Billy Wells

as Minor Role (uncredited)