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.
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The Way to the Stars Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Felix Aylmer
He was 56, 90 years old when he died
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as Rev. Charles Moss |
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David Tomlinson
He was 28, 83 years old when he died
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as 'Prune' Parsons |
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John Mills
He was 37, 97 years old when he died
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as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose |
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Joyce Carey
She was 47, 94 years old when she died
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as Miss Winterton |
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Trevor Howard
He was 32, 74 years old when he died
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as Squadron Leader Carter |
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Michael Redgrave
He was 37, 77 years old when he died
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as Flight Lt. David Archdale |
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Jean Simmons
She was 16, 80 years old when she died
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as A Singer |
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Douglass Montgomery
He was 38, 58 years old when he died
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as Johnny Hollis |
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Anthony Dawson
He was 29, 75 years old when he died
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as Bertie Steen |
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Bill Owen
He was 31, 85 years old when he died
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as Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke |
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Stanley Holloway
He was 55, 91 years old when he died
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as Mr. Palmer |
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Charles Farrell
He was 44, 88 years old when he died
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as American Orderly |
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Rosamund John
She was 32, 85 years old when she died
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as Miss Todd |
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Vida Hope
She was 34, 53 years old when she died
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as Elsie |
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Bonar Colleano
He was 21, 34 years old when he died
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as Joe Friselli |
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Hartley Power
He was 51, 71 years old when he died
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as Colonel Page |
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Johnnie Schofield
He was 46, 56 years old when he died
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as Jones |
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Murray Matheson
He was 33, 72 years old when he died
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as Joe Lawson |
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Charles Victor
He was 49, 69 years old when he died
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as Corporal Fitter |
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Basil Radford
He was 48, 55 years old when he died
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as 'Tiny' Williams |
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Hugh Dempster
He was 45, 86 years old when he died
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as 'Tinker' Bell |
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Renée Asherson
She was 30, 99 years old when she died
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as Iris Winterton |
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Caven Watson
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as RAF Corporal |
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Jacqueline Clarke
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as Waitress |
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Ann Wilton
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as Schoolmistress |
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Alf Goddard
He was 48, 84 years old when he died
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as PT Instructor |
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John McLaren
He was 16, 8 years old when he died
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as 'Cheerio' Chester |
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Nicholas Stuart
He was 15, now 63 years old
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as Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol) |
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Peter Cotes
He was 33, 86 years old when he died
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as Aircraftsman |
The Way to the Stars Crew
