简介：GingerRogersstarsinthisrousing,patrioticdramaasJo,ayoungwomanwhosehusband(RobertRyan)goesofftofighttheNazis,leavingherhome,poorandpregnant.Inordertomakeendsmeet,Jotakesajobrivetingplanesandthenmovesintoanall-girlcommunewiththreeotherwomen(RuthHussey,PatriciaCollinge,andKimHunter).It'satouchingillustrationofgraceunderpressureastheladiespooltheirmoneyandsharethehouseholdchoreswhilenervouslyawaitingwordaboutthefateoftheirbravehusbandsoverseas. Themajorironyisthatthefilm'stitle,alongwiththeconceptofthewomenpoolingtheirsalariesandlivingtogetherinacommune-styleenvironment,promptedtheHUACtolaterusethisfilmaspartoftheircaseinblacklistingwriter-directorEdwardDmytryk,despitethemovie'spatrioticpremise.Whateverone'stakeonthefilmtoday,itwasabighitatthetimeofreleaseandiscertainlyunusualfromahistoricalperspective.Nootherfilmbeforeorsincehasofferedsuchastrangeblendofgenres:partwartimemoralitybooster,partunashamedtearjerker,andpart(perhaps)communistpropaganda.Asacuriouspieceofhistory,itiscertainlyworthrediscovering.…