We'll Meet Again (1943 film)

We'll Meet Again
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Directed by	Philip Brandon
Produced by	Ben Henry George Formby (associate producer)
Written by	John L. Arthur (script contribution) James Seymour (screenplay) Derek Sheils (story) Howard Thomas (script contribution)
Starring	Vera Lynn Geraldo Patricia Roc
Music by	Harry Bidgood
Cinematography	Stephen Dade
Edited by	Alan Jaggs
Production company	Columbia Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	18 January 1943 (1943-01-18)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

We'll Meet Again is a 1943 British musical film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Vera Lynn.^[1] The plot is loosely based on the life of its star, otherwise known as Britain's "Forces' Sweetheart".^[2]

Plot

The film is about a young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II and then discovers that people like her singing voice. Although she's reluctant at first to sing, she finally does and becomes a star. She meets a young musician who composes classical music and who turns his nose up at modern vulgar popular music, but she believes he can be a success at it and sets out to turn him around.

Cast

• Vera Lynn as Peggy Brown
• Geraldo as Gerry
• Patricia Roc as Ruth
• Ronald Ward as Frank
• Donald Gray as Bruce McIntosh
• Frederick Leister as Mr. Hatropp
• Betty Jardine as Miss Bohne
• Brefni O'Rorke as Doctor Drake
• Marian Spencer as Mrs. Crump
• Lesley Osmond as Sally
• Aubrey Mallalieu as Stage Door Keeper

Critical reception

• TV Guide called the film "a fine morale booster which served its purpose in 1942." ^[3]
• Sky Movies wrote, "not a great film by a long way, but it's a rich - and rarely-seen - slice of nostalgia." ^[4]

External links

• We'll Meet Again on IMDb

References