Major Barbara

Duration: 121 min

Release date: 1941-05-14

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Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

Comedy

Major Barbara

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as Major Barbara Undershaft

as Adolphus Cusins

as Andrew Undershaft

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

as Snobby Prince

as Lady Britomart

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Penelope Dudley-Ward

as Sarah Undershaft

as Stephen Undershaft

as Charles Lomax

Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop

as Peter Shirley

as Rummy Mitchens

Cathleen Cordell

Cathleen Cordell

as Mog Habbijam

as Todger Fairmile

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

as Bilton (uncredited)

as Pettigrew (uncredited)

as Cast Member (uncredited)

as Man on Quayside (uncredited)

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

as Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)

as Minor Role (uncredited)

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Original Music Composer

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