Gracie!

In 1939 Gracie Fields the 'Queen of Hearts' is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. When World War Two breaks out Gracie sings for the troops despite poor health to the dismay of her fussy husband film director Monty Banks an Italian born Mario Bianchi. With Italy's entry into the war Monty is in danger of being interned so Gracie consents to his moving to America whilst she tours Canada fund-raising for the war effort. She is accused of deserting the country which made her famous and booed offstage though she later tours battlefields as a singer. With the war over she regains popularity performing 'Take Me To Your Heart Again' at the London Palladium. Banks dies in 1950 and though still a successful singer Gracie never regains her pre-war iconic status.