Four wars, one scandalous marriage, and a family that refuses to learn from history.
On New Years Eve, 1899, baronet's son Edward Courtney becomes engaged to Kate, his mother's maid, much to the scandal of London society. The film then follows their family through four generations, with separations, joys, tragedies, and service in the Boer War, WWI, and WWII.
Acting
Anna Neagle ages 50 years with devastating grace.
Production
Lavish period detail across six decades of British history.
Director
Herbert Wilcox
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Herbert Wilcox and Anna Neagle were married in real life, making this their ninth collaboration and possibly their most emotionally brutal.
Released in 1947, the film's message about aristocratic decline and working-class resilience played very differently to war-weary British audiences than to modern viewers.
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