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.
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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
David Tree
Charles Lomax
Deborah Kerr
Jenny Hill
Donald Calthrop
Peter Shirley
Marie Ault
Rummy Mitchens
Cathleen Cordell
Mog Habbijam
Torin Thatcher
Todger Fairmile
