Mrs Miniver

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Summary <p>Fan Service Month continues with the film that Winston Churchill said was worth its weight in battleships, <em>Mrs Miniver</em> was intended by director William Wyler to be propaganda, but good. Incredibly popular on release, it told America about the British home front from the point of view of Greer Garson's upper middle-class housewife. But the real Mrs Miniver's life was far more complicated, and Garson herself made a surprise bid for the Dam Buster's Dog Prize For Most Problematic Moment.</p><br><p>Next week: <em>Went The Day Well? </em> - Again!</p><h3>Coming in September, a mailbag episode! Send questions and suggestions to <a href="mailto:warmovietheatre@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">warmovietheatre@gmail.com</a>.</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>Merch! Our film list: <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://warmovietheatre.com</a></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at our website</a>.</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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