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.


Major Barbara (1941)
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Wendy Hiller
Major Barbara Undershaft

Rex Harrison
Adolphus Cusins

Robert Morley
Andrew Undershaft

Robert Newton
Bill Walker

Sybil Thorndike
The General

Emlyn Williams
Snobby Prince

Marie Lohr
Lady Britomart

Penelope Dudley-Ward
Sarah Undershaft

Walter Hudd
Stephen Undershaft