Movie Description
The Way to the Stars
(1945)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Anthony Asquith
- Producer : Anatole de Grunwald
- Writer : Richard Sherman
- Editor : Fergus McDonell
- Cast : Michael Redgrave,John Mills,Rosamund John,Douglass Montgomery,Renée Asherson,Stanley Holloway,Basil Radford,Felix Aylmer,Bonar Colleano,Joyce Carey,Trevor Howard,Nicholas Stuart,Bill Owen,Grant Miller,Jean Simmons,Johnnie Schofield,Charles Victor,David Tomlinson,Hartley Power,Vida Hope,Hugh Dempster,Charles Farrell,Anthony Dawson,Bill Logan,John Howard,Murray Matheson,John McLaren,Jacqueline Clarke,Alf Goddard,Caven Watson,Sydney Benson,Peter Cotes,Ann Wilton
Cast
Flight Lt. David Archdale
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Miss Todd
Johnny Hollis
Iris Winterton
Mr. Palmer
'Tiny' Williams
Rev. Charles Moss
Joe Friselli
Miss Winterton
Squadron Leader Carter
Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
Wally Becker
A Singer
Jones
Corporal Fitter
'Prune' Parsons
Colonel Page
Elsie
'Tinker' Bell
American Orderly
Bertie Steen
Radio Operator
Shelter Officer
Joe Lawson
'Cheerio' Chester
Waitress
PT Instructor
RAF Corporal
Fred
Aircraftsman
Schoolmistress
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Facts
Original TitleThe Way to the Stars
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-06-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Production CompaniesTwo Cities Films
Genres
- Drama
- War
- Romance
