I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance / War

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 283 283

london, england world war ii london

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Plot summary

The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each other. What will Harrison have to say or do about these? What will the consequences be? Will the three finally become two and which two in this extremely patriotic love and war story.

Director

Herbert Wilcox Photo
Herbert Wilcox

Top cast

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Norman Williams as Minor Role
Duncan Lamont Photo
Duncan Lamont as Paratrooper
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Cecil Ramage as Trewhewy
Shelagh Fraser Photo
Shelagh Fraser as 2nd Girl in Guard's Van
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1 hr 54 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CyrusPK 7 / 10

This seems to be something of a forgotten

This seems to be something of a forgotten film despite being a major moneymaker of its year and starring Anna Neagle, a massively famous British star who never managed to conquer the American market. Evidently written as a means of encouraging co-operation and mutual understanding between British citizens and the American troops stationed in their homes during the massive build up to D-Day, the first half of the film as a result suffers badly from some forced comedy around linguistic and geographical differences. The actors all look a little uncomfortable in these sequences. The first half of the film is largely devoted to this strained humour and the building of a romance between an English woman (Neagle) and an American flyer (Dean Jagger.) Much time is also given over to Rex Harrison’s character who is engaged to Neagle and campaigning for election as the local MP for a rural constituency, the latter overseen by his father (Robert Morley) – a kindly but very tradition-bound individual. I was finding all of this to be a little labored until the final third of the film which suddenly changes gears to become a minor masterpiece of sentiment and emotion. At that point I realised the writers have deliberately spent a lot of time setting up the characters and their interactions so that when the key moments occur they are underpinned by real knowledge of who these people are. Several scenes in this final act are played to emotional perfection; • Nancy Price as a harridan of a housekeeper revealed to have a deeply caring relationship with the American pilots in her care, so much so that she wants to leave her savings to one who she regards as a son. • Robert Morley almost casually placing a watch on a man’s wrist and mentioning that it belonged to his son who died in the First World War. • Rex Harrison giving up his chance at marriage to stage a simple meeting between the two people he knows to be in love. • Anna Neagle writing down a list of names of deceased air crew she is receiving over the phone as part of her military duties, pausing only slightly at the identity of one of them who is known to her. As a very talky piece the need for good performances is essential. Neagle carries with her a great weight of emotion constantly visible in her eyes, Morley (four years younger than Neagle) plays her father with great sincerity and emotion and Rex Harrison shows both class and dignity in his role. Production values are adequate but there is a reliance in one important scene on very scratched stock footage. Overall, this is a sentimental piece that will grab at your heart in ways least expected.
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Reviewed by ygwerin1 6 / 10

Yank in the middle

Just ended up watching this film for the second time and not because its that good a film, more for a want of anything better.

It's made at the fag end of World War II as I imagine, a kind of propaganda film of the we're all in the same boat variety. This notion is woven as a thread throughout the movie, popping up in different guises.

One of the most convoluted being after a USAF plane crash, in the vicinity of a west country village. The aircraft of course has a yank flag, the decision is made to present it to the local school. The Duke makes a ceramonial occasion of it, but this is where it gets very contrived. The kid he hands it to is supposed to be a school pupil, but and here's the Duke's speech to the lad (paraphrased). "Your ancestor left this village and travelled on the Mayflower, to the country where this flag comes from" so of course who better?

Because we have two stars of the silver screen Neagle and Harrison they're of course of the upper class "don't you know old bean" in their stately pile. With dear old Robert Morley as the Grand Old Duke of the Manor. They're living just the same as the rest of us, having to vacate it for the War Effort.

The romantic couple Neagle and Harrison turned into an infernal triangle, when the yank muscled in chancing his arm.

Quite appropriate given the apparent want of his compatriots in both world wars, last in and claimed the Star Prize.

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