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
My Sister Eileen (1942 film) "Mrs. Miniver". Aherne, Russell, and Blair reprised their parts on the "Lux Radio Theater" adaptation of "My Sister Eileen" on July 5, 1943 and again on "The Screen Guild Theater" adaptation on October 18, 1943. On May 18, 1946, "My Sister Eileen" was again adapted as a radio play on "Academy Award Theater", in recognition of Russell's Academy Award nomination. Russell and Blair reprised their parts. My Sister Eileen (1942 film) My Sister Eileen is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. The screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and