Government Girl
Seen it?1943 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for people who love relationship stories and history and war-film fans. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. Fans of To Be or Not to Be or The General should feel right at home. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1943: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dudley Nichols
- Olivia de HavillandElizabeth 'Smokey' Allard
- Sonny TuftsE.H. 'Ed' Browne
- Anne ShirleyMay Harness Blake
- Jess BarkerDana McGuire
- James DunnSergeant Joe Blake
- Paul StewartBranch Owens
- Agnes MooreheadAdele - Mrs. Delancey Wright
- Harry DavenportSenator MacVickers
- Una O'ConnorMrs. Harris
- Sig RumanAmbassador