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.
Wendy Hiller
as Major Barbara Undershaft
Rex Harrison
as Adolphus Cusins
Robert Morley
as Andrew Undershaft
Robert Newton
as Bill Walker
Sybil Thorndike
as The General
Emlyn Williams
as Snobby Prince
Marie Lohr
as Lady Britomart
Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Sarah Undershaft
Walter Hudd
as Stephen Undershaft
David Tree
as Charles Lomax
Deborah Kerr
as Jenny Hill
Donald Calthrop
as Peter Shirley
