Women at War

Women at War

21 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 2, 1943

Three young women arrive at the Women's Army Corps facility in Fort Des Moines for varied reasons and with different goals. Mary Savage is a war widow who wants to become an officer, farm girl Stormy Hart wants to become involved in motor transport, and Lorna Travis seeks to win the approval of her father, a major general, who has very chauvinist views on the role of women in the military. Intensive training and guidance prepares the three to make a contribution to the success of the upcoming war games conducted by General Travis and validate the value of the WACS to the war effort.

Women at War

21 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 2, 1943

Women at War
Three young women arrive at the Women's Army Corps facility in Fort Des Moines for varied reasons and with different goals. Mary Savage is a war widow who wants to become an officer, farm girl Stormy Hart wants to become involved in motor transport, and Lorna Travis seeks to win the approval of her father, a major general, who has very chauvinist views on the role of women in the military. Intensive training and guidance prepares the three to make a contribution to the success of the upcoming war games conducted by General Travis and validate the value of the WACS to the war effort.
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Women at War
Directors Jean Negulesco
Writers Charles L. Tedford

Cast

Faye Emerson

as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart

Dorothy Day

as Lorna Travis

Marjorie Hoshelle

as Sgt. Ramsey

Virginia Christine

as Mary Sawyer

Robert Warwick

as Maj. Gen. 'Blood and Thunder' Travis

Art Gilmore

as Narrator (voice)

Murray Mead

as Child (uncredited)