Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

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NR 1944 · 102 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Romance, War

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk · Written by Dalton Trumbo

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