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The People at No. 19

  • November 1949
  • 18mins

  • Drama
  • Directed by

    J.B. Holmes,

    Starring

    Desmond Carrington,

    Margery Fleeson,

    Tilsa Page,

    Russell Waters

    ...

    Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst soldiers on the frontline wasn't the sole cause. Back on the home front, for many women, like Joan from No. 19, loneliness or newfound independence acted as an incentive to extramarital promiscuity.