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Give Us the Moon (1944)

Give Us the Moon (1944)

Comedy
Release Date: 1944, July 31
Directors: Val Guest
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast: Charles Paton, George Relph, Jean Simmons, Peter Graves, Roland Culver, Harry Fowler, Irene Handl, Max Bacon, Frank Cellier, Margaret Lockwood, Alan Keith, Henry Hewitt

Overview:

Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).