The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

1h 30m 5.4/10

Overview

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

Director

Maurice Elvey

Top Billed Cast

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Laurence Rains

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

The Matron

Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

Sir Marshall Freyne

Rosamund John

Rosamund John

Hilary Clarke

Sophie Stewart

Sophie Stewart

Christine Morris

Margaret Vyner

Margaret Vyner

Pamela Siddell

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/26/2022

6/10

Sadly, this film - though doubtless intended as a tribute to the magnificent, dedicated stoicism of those nurses working tirelessly amidst the horrors of the London blitz - delivers little more than a rather downbeat melodrama about an injured man (Stewart Granger) who can't quite decide which woman he loves and wants to marry! The pace of that romance borders on the turgid, and aside, perhaps, from Cathleen Nesbitt as the fastidious matron, the characterisations are all pretty shallow and stereotypical. It isn't that those nurses depicted shouldn't be applauded - their sterling efforts deserve the highest praise and appreciation; it's just that this is a bit too gloopy and sentimental and depicts neither the grit nor bravery of the ladies (and, to be fair, the doctors) in question with much ... oomph!

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