The Way to the Stars
Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...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.
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
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 109 minutes
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Michael Redgrave
Played Flight Lt. David Archdale
John Mills
Played Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John
Played Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery
Played Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson
Played Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway
Played Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford
Played 'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer
Played Rev. Charles Moss
Bonar Colleano
Played Joe Friselli
Joyce Carey
Played Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard
Played Squadron Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart
Played Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Bill Owen
Played Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
Grant Miller
Played Wally Becker
Jean Simmons
Played A Singer
Johnnie Schofield
Played Jones
Charles Victor
Played Corporal Fitter
David Tomlinson
Played 'Prune' Parsons
Hartley Power
Played Colonel Page
Vida Hope
Played Elsie
Hugh Dempster
Played 'Tinker' Bell
Charles Farrell
Played American Orderly
Anthony Dawson
Played Bertie Steen
Bill Logan
Played Radio Operator
John Howard
Played Shelter Officer
Murray Matheson
Played Joe Lawson
John McLaren
Played 'Cheerio' Chester
Jacqueline Clarke
Played Waitress
Alf Goddard
Played PT Instructor
Caven Watson
Played RAF Corporal
Sydney Benson
Played Fred
Peter Cotes
Played Aircraftsman
Ann Wilton
Played Schoolmistress
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