Interesting story with the smartest and toughest characters being women. Kay is in charge of a crime syndicate running a scam of pimping women out to marry multiple soldiers for their allotment money. Doing it so her daughter can have a better life, sorta like a crooked Mildred Pierce. Another tough, strong women tries to horn in on her business by blackmail. I loved the scenes between the two of them politely threatening each other and their final confrontation, reminiscent of many gangster scenes between male characters. Kay plays cold blooded and ruthless very well and is completely in charge of her gang. Very un 40's like that no one questions her authority or makes mention of the fact she's a woman running the show. Ahead of it's time feminist slant. Investigators seemed a bit dim witted and slow getting to the truth but I guess that's a testament to her abilities.
Review of Allotment Wives
