The Way to the Stars 79 years old

The Way to the Stars

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.

Credits

The Way to the Stars Cast

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

The Way to the Stars Crew

Name Department
Terence Rattigan as Story. He was 34 (66) years old when He died Writing
Terence Rattigan as Screenplay. He was 34 (66) years old when He died Writing
Anatole de Grunwald as Story. He was 34 (56) years old when He died Writing
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The Way to the Stars (79 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 16, 1945
  • Runtime: 109 minutes