Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.
- Chris Jones as a boy
- (uncredited)
- Western Union Girl
- (uncredited)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- Boy
- (uncredited)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
- Mrs. Flanagan - Jo's Mother
- (uncredited)
- Waldo Pierson
- (uncredited)
- Baby
- (uncredited)
- Boy
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was introduced as evidence when director Edward Dmytryk and writer Dalton Trumbo were hauled before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was investigating them on suspicion of being Communists. Despite the film's many flag-waving speeches, the communal living arrangements of the ladies in the film was cited as evidence of how Dmytryk and Trumbo attempted to brainwash unsuspecting American moviegoers with Communist propaganda. As even more damning evidence, there was the use of the word "Comrade" in the title.
- GoofsWhen Chris comes around the hanging laundry in Jo's flashback, we hear the end of his whistling "You Made Me Love You," but his face is totally relaxed, and clearly not that of a person who is whistling.
- Quotes
Jo Jones: We're going to pool all of our salaries and we'll pay the rent, take care of the expenses of the house, and what's left over, we'll split five ways. You see, we're running this joint like a democracy!
Manya Lodge: Like a democracy! Oh, that's good! That's good. Once, in Germany, we had a democracy. But we...
Helen Stacey: You lost it.
Manya Lodge: Nein. We did not lose it. We let it be murdered - like a little child.
- Crazy creditsTO MY WIFE - Teacher, Tender Comrade Wife, A fellow-farer true through life, Heart-whole and soul-free, The August Father, Gave to me. Robert Louis Stevenson
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Dark Victory (1987)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550
(1788) (uncredited)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
First movement played on the radio in the opening scene
Ginger Rogers is more muted in this role, not really one of her strongest performances, but she is good. Robert Ryan, her husband in the film, is actually playing a NICE guy here. This film also includes Ruth Hussey, Kim Hunter, Patricia Collinge and Jane Darnell. They are never really used to a great advantage here.
The story is simple enough. These women were left behind by their men who went of to war. They move in together to share expenses and responsibility. They try to run the house democratically but run into problems. If you are looking for a nice little movie to watch, this can be that movie. I do have this in my video collection and have watched it about 3 times.
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1