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DramaRomanceWar

This Above All

- He's lost his belief in everything but love.

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.

Release Date : 1942-05-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Clive Briggs

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Joan Fontaine

Character Name : Prudence Cathaway

Original Name : Joan Fontaine

Gender : Female

Thomas Mitchell

Character Name : "Monty" Montague

Original Name : Thomas Mitchell

Gender : Male

Henry Stephenson

Character Name : General Cathaway

Original Name : Henry Stephenson

Gender : Male

Nigel Bruce

Character Name : Ramsbottom

Original Name : Nigel Bruce

Gender : Male

Gladys Cooper

Character Name : Iris Cathaway

Original Name : Gladys Cooper

Gender : Female

Philip Merivale

Character Name : Dr. Roger Cathaway

Original Name : Philip Merivale

Gender : Male

Sara Allgood

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Sara Allgood

Gender : Female

Alexander Knox

Character Name : Rector

Original Name : Alexander Knox

Gender : Male

Queenie Leonard

Character Name : Violet Worthing

Original Name : Queenie Leonard

Gender : Female

Melville Cooper

Character Name : Wilbur

Original Name : Melville Cooper

Gender : Male

Jill Esmond

Character Name : Nurse Emily Harvey

Original Name : Jill Esmond

Gender : Female

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : Dr. Mathias

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

John Abbott

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : John Abbott

Gender : Male

Arthur Shields

Character Name : Hospital Chaplain

Original Name : Arthur Shields

Gender : Male

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Parsons

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

Denis Greene

Character Name : Dr. Ferris

Original Name : Denis Greene

Gender : Male

Miles Mander

Character Name : Major

Original Name : Miles Mander

Gender : Male

Harry Allen

Character Name : Hubert

Original Name : Harry Allen

Gender : Male

David Clyde

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : David Clyde

Gender : Male

Brenda Forbes

Character Name : Mae

Original Name : Brenda Forbes

Gender : Male

Lilyan Irene

Character Name : Rosie

Original Name : Lilyan Irene

Gender : Female

Colin Campbell

Character Name : Frantic Air Raid Victim

Original Name : Colin Campbell

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Herbert Clifton

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Herbert Clifton

Gender : Male

Andy Clyde

Character Name : Fireman

Original Name : Andy Clyde

Gender : Male

Carol Curtis-Brown

Character Name : Cathaway's Maid

Original Name : Carol Curtis-Brown

Gender : Male

Raymond Severn

Character Name : Jackie Harvey

Original Name : Raymond Severn

Gender : Male

Charles Irwin

Character Name : Regimental Commander

Original Name : Charles Irwin

Gender : Male

Virginia McDowall

Character Name : Girl with Iris

Original Name : Virginia McDowall

Gender : Male

Clyde Cook

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Clyde Cook

Gender : Male

Jessica Newcombe

Character Name : Matron

Original Name : Jessica Newcombe

Gender : Male

Alexander Pollard

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Alexander Pollard

Gender : Male

Stuart Robertson

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Stuart Robertson

Gender : Male

John Rogers

Character Name : Vagrant at Flop House

Original Name : John Rogers

Gender : Male

Clifford Severn

Character Name : Lift Boy

Original Name : Clifford Severn

Gender : Male

Will Stanton

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Will Stanton

Gender : Male

Donald Stuart

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : Donald Stuart

Gender : Male

Cyril Thornton

Character Name : Station Master

Original Name : Cyril Thornton

Gender : Male

David Thursby

Character Name : Man Assigned Bed #10

Original Name : David Thursby

Gender : Male

Gordon Wallace

Character Name : Airman

Original Name : Gordon Wallace

Gender : Male

Rhys Williams

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Rhys Williams

Gender : Male

Alan Edmiston

Character Name : Hotel Porter

Original Name : Alan Edmiston

Gender : Male

Gerald Hamer

Character Name : Hotel Porter

Original Name : Gerald Hamer

Gender : Male

Mary Field

Character Name : Hotel Maid

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

Gwendolyn Logan

Character Name : Hotel Maid

Original Name : Gwendolyn Logan

Gender : Female

Alec Craig

Character Name : Bus Conductor

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Harold De Becker

Character Name : Train Conductor

Original Name : Harold De Becker

Gender : Male

Morton Lowry

Character Name : Soldier in Bar

Original Name : Morton Lowry

Gender : Male

Eddie Hall

Character Name : Soldier in Bar

Original Name : Eddie Hall

Gender : Male

Jack Shea

Character Name : British Soldier in Bar

Original Name : Jack Shea

Gender : Male

Thomas Louden

Character Name : Vicar

Original Name : Thomas Louden

Gender : Male

Mary Forbes

Character Name : Vicar's Wife

Original Name : Mary Forbes

Gender : Female

Wyndham Standing

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Wyndham Standing

Gender : Male

Mrs. Wilfrid North

Character Name : Doctor's Wife

Original Name : Mrs. Wilfrid North

Gender : Female

Leyland Hodgson

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Leyland Hodgson

Gender : Male

Val Stanton

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Val Stanton

Gender : Male

Leonard Carey

Character Name : Policeman with Rector

Original Name : Leonard Carey

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : First Headwaiter

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Second Headwaiter

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Yorke Sherwood

Character Name : Proprietor

Original Name : Yorke Sherwood

Gender : Male

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Proprietor

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Forrester Harvey

Character Name : Proprietor

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

Silvia Vaughan

Character Name : Tea Shop Counterwoman

Original Name : Silvia Vaughan

Gender : Female

May Beatty

Character Name : Tea Shop Customer

Original Name : May Beatty

Gender : Female

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Character Name : Tea Shop Customer

Original Name : Anita Sharp-Bolster

Gender : Female

Heather Thatcher

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Heather Thatcher

Gender : Female

Cecil Weston

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Cecil Weston

Gender : Female

Stella Rae

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Stella Rae

Gender : Male

Jean Prescott

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Jean Prescott

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : WAAF Supply Officer

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Clare Verdera

Character Name : WAAF Corporal

Original Name : Clare Verdera

Gender : Male

Rita Page

Character Name : WAAF Corporal

Original Name : Rita Page

Gender : Female

Doris Lloyd

Character Name : WAAF Sergeant

Original Name : Doris Lloyd

Gender : Female

Valerie Cole

Character Name : WAAF Woman

Original Name : Valerie Cole

Gender : Male

Stephanie Insall

Character Name : WAAF Woman

Original Name : Stephanie Insall

Gender : Male

Dorothy Daniels de Becker

Character Name : WAAF Woman

Original Name : Dorothy Daniels de Becker

Gender : Male

Joyce Wynn

Character Name : WAAF Woman

Original Name : Joyce Wynn

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-07-03

A really strong ensemble cast get together for this wartime drama that sees the posh "Prudence" (Joan Fontaine) sign up to join the Women's Auxiliary Army Force - much to the chagrin of her old-soldier father Henry Stephenson. Not long into her new career, her pals set her up on a date with the handsome "Briggs" (Tyrone Power) and she is soon smitten. Snag is, her new beau has a bit of a secret and that could send both of their lives into a turmoil. Fontaine and Power have chemistry, both deliver well and although there is maybe just a shade too much pontificating from the young woman, this makes for an enjoyable, if maybe just a bit far-fetched, wartime romance with a hint of the peril faced by those in London during the blitz. With Thomas Mitchell, Nigel Bruce and Melville Cooper amongst the solid and engaging support team, Anatole Litvak presents us with an enjoyable, artistically very good looking film that's well worth a watch.