DramaWarRomance

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.

Release Date : 1945-06-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Two Cities Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Johnny in the Clouds

Cast

Character Name : Flight Lt. David Archdale

Original Name : Michael Redgrave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

Original Name : John Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Todd

Original Name : Rosamund John

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnny Hollis

Original Name : Douglass Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iris Winterton

Original Name : Renée Asherson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Palmer

Original Name : Stanley Holloway

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Tiny' Williams

Original Name : Basil Radford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rev. Charles Moss

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Friselli

Original Name : Bonar Colleano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Winterton

Original Name : Joyce Carey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Squadron Leader Carter

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)

Original Name : Nicholas Stuart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke

Original Name : Bill Owen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wally Becker

Original Name : Grant Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Singer

Original Name : Jean Simmons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jones

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corporal Fitter

Original Name : Charles Victor

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Prune' Parsons

Original Name : David Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Page

Original Name : Hartley Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elsie

Original Name : Vida Hope

Gender : Female

Character Name : 'Tinker' Bell

Original Name : Hugh Dempster

Gender : Male

Character Name : American Orderly

Original Name : Charles Farrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bertie Steen

Original Name : Anthony Dawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Bill Logan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelter Officer

Original Name : John Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Lawson

Original Name : Murray Matheson

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Cheerio' Chester

Original Name : John McLaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Jacqueline Clarke

Gender : Female

Character Name : PT Instructor

Original Name : Alf Goddard

Gender : Male

Character Name : RAF Corporal

Original Name : Caven Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred

Original Name : Sydney Benson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aircraftsman

Original Name : Peter Cotes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolmistress

Original Name : Ann Wilton

Gender : Female

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