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The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...

Genres

DramaWarRomance

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Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

16 June 1945

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Flight Lt. David Archdale

John Mills

John Mills

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

Rosamund John

Rosamund John

Miss Todd

Douglass Montgomery

Douglass Montgomery

Johnny Hollis

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Iris Winterton

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Palmer

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

'Tiny' Williams

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Rev. Charles Moss

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

Joe Friselli

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Miss Winterton

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Squadron Leader Carter

Nicholas Stuart

Nicholas Stuart

Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)

Bill Owen

Bill Owen

Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke

Grant Miller

Grant Miller

Wally Becker

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

A Singer

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

Jones

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Corporal Fitter

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

'Prune' Parsons

Hartley Power

Hartley Power

Colonel Page

Vida Hope

Vida Hope

Elsie

Hugh Dempster

Hugh Dempster

'Tinker' Bell

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

American Orderly

Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Bertie Steen

Bill Logan

Bill Logan

Radio Operator

John Howard

John Howard

Shelter Officer

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Joe Lawson

John McLaren

John McLaren

'Cheerio' Chester

Jacqueline Clarke

Jacqueline Clarke

Waitress

Alf Goddard

Alf Goddard

PT Instructor

Caven Watson

Caven Watson

RAF Corporal

Sydney Benson

Sydney Benson

Fred

Peter Cotes

Peter Cotes

Aircraftsman

Ann Wilton

Ann Wilton

Schoolmistress

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