Mrs. Miniver (character) President Franklin D. Roosevelt credited it for hastening America's involvement in the war. Winston Churchill is said to have claimed that it had done more for the Allied cause than a flotilla of battleships. Churchill is further quoted by Bernard Wasserstein in his book, "Barbarism and Civilization," as saying that the book (and later the film) was worth "six divisions of war effort." In 1942, when the film came out, Roosevelt ordered it rushed to theaters. The film adaptation of "Mrs. Miniver" was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1942 American comedy-drama film starring Fay Bainter, directed by Ralph Murphy, and based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice. The 1942 version is the fourth film adaption of the novel. The first film version was released in 1914, starring Blanche Chapman. The second version was released in 1919 and stars Marguerite Clark, while the third version was released in 1934 and stars Pauline Lord. The book was also adapted into a radio series which aired from 1935 to