Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn stars in this splendid 1943 British musical romance. When the evacuee school at which she teaches closes down, Ann Martin (Vea Lynn) is torn between joining the Wrens and looking after her disabled father (Charles Victor). However, she is persuaded instead to establish a day-care centre for women doing war work in the local factory. While conveting a big empty house ready for the children, Ann stumbles upon John (Peter Murray-Hill) living secretly in the grounds. John is tormented with a secret and - whle big-hearted Ann tries to help him... and slowly falls in love - others believe he's a conscientious objector or even, possibly a spy... The second of Vera Lynn's three wartime movies, RHYTHM SERENADE boasts an intruiging supporting cast that includes the comedy duo Jimmie Jewel & Ben Warriss, Irene Handl and Jimmy Clitheroe as a Hackney street urchin. The film also includes seven unforgettable songs performed by Vera Lynn - 'The Sunshine of Your Smile', 'Home Sweet Home Again', 'I Love to Sing', 'Bye and Bye', 'So It Goes On', 'With all my Heart' and 'It Doesn't Cost a Dime'. ABOUT THE DVD: The film is presented in BLACK & WHITE and FULL SCREEN format (4:3 Aspect Ratio) and runs for 83 minutes - the AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language and MONO - SUBTITLES are English (Hard of Hearing) only [show more]
We will publish your review of Rhythm Serenade [1943] on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A romantic musical comedy starring Vera Lynn as a young teacher who accepts an offer to run a day school for the employees of a munitions factory She arranges for the school to be located in the empty house next to the building where she lives and by the end of the film she falls in love with the owner of the property
Wartime musical starring Vera Lynn as a woman who strikes up a friendship with a mysterious man who lives in the grounds of an old house. Ann Martin (Lynn) faces a tough choice when the school for evacuees at which she teaches closes down: how best to help the war effort? She takes up the offer of running a daycare centre for the children of women working in the local factory and sets about restoring an old, empty house for the purpose. While at her work she comes across John (Peter Murray-Hill), a troubled man who lives in the grounds of the building. Ann sets about helping John and quickly falls in love with him, but how will the revelation of the secret that has driven him from society affect her?
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy
