21 minutes of 1943 propaganda that accidentally slaps harder than most Oscar bait.
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.
Production
Real Fort Des Moines location—no soundstage, just actual WACs going hard.
Editing
Relentless montage pacing that would make even 1980s action directors jealous.
Director
Jean Negulesco
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