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Information
- Year
- 1943
- Runtime
- 102 min.
- Director
- Edward Dmytryk
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rating *
- 6.3
- Votes *
- 537
- Checks
- 70
- Favs
- 4
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 5.7% (1:18)
- Favs/dislikes
- 4:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Ginger Rogers leads a strong cast in Tender Comrade, a mid-WWII movie that leans into audiences' reality by having five women pool their resources and co-habitate while they work at the plant and wait for the war to end and their husbands to come back. Rogers is definitely the star, and though each woman represents a specific circumstance, she's the only one who gets flashbacks to her rocky romance and marriage with Robert Ryan. Though a drama (give or take the sitcom amusement the premise naturally affords), Rogers will always be a comedy actress first, and she plays to type. She's a feisty, outspoken romcom character, even if the war might have other ideas. And yet, whenever she gets a teary or earnest, I'm right there with her and find her performance quite moving. Mady Christians as the German housekeeper also gave me the feels. Obviously, there's a patriotic streak in the film, and several uplifting speeches about sacrifice and the need to fight fascism. That's only natural. But it also has a feminist vibe I like. Trumbo-penned Communist propaganda as well? Sure, if you really think having room mates is a communist proposition. The title is really pulled from Robert Louis Stevenson, but have at it, Committee for Anti-American Activities. We'll just ignore how AMERICAN and PATRIOTIC the content actually is. 3 years 9 months ago -
