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The Way to the Stars

Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, War, Romance

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 109 minutes

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Michael Redgrave

Played Flight Lt. David Archdale

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John Mills

Played Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

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Rosamund John

Played Miss Todd

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Douglass Montgomery

Played Johnny Hollis

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Renée Asherson

Played Iris Winterton

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Stanley Holloway

Played Mr. Palmer

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Basil Radford

Played 'Tiny' Williams

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Felix Aylmer

Played Rev. Charles Moss

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Bonar Colleano

Played Joe Friselli

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Joyce Carey

Played Miss Winterton

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Trevor Howard

Played Squadron Leader Carter

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Nicholas Stuart

Played Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)

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Bill Owen

Played Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke

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Grant Miller

Played Wally Becker

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Jean Simmons

Played A Singer

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Johnnie Schofield

Played Jones

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Charles Victor

Played Corporal Fitter

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David Tomlinson

Played 'Prune' Parsons

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Hartley Power

Played Colonel Page

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Vida Hope

Played Elsie

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Hugh Dempster

Played 'Tinker' Bell

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Charles Farrell

Played American Orderly

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Anthony Dawson

Played Bertie Steen

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Bill Logan

Played Radio Operator

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John Howard

Played Shelter Officer

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Murray Matheson

Played Joe Lawson

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John McLaren

Played 'Cheerio' Chester

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Jacqueline Clarke

Played Waitress

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Alf Goddard

Played PT Instructor

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Caven Watson

Played RAF Corporal

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Sydney Benson

Played Fred

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Peter Cotes

Played Aircraftsman

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Ann Wilton

Played Schoolmistress

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