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The Way to the Stars (1945)

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.

  • Drama
  • War
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveFlight Lt. David Archdale
  • Photo of John MillsJohn MillsPilot Officer Peter Penrose
  • Photo of Rosamund JohnRosamund JohnMiss Todd
  • Photo of Douglass MontgomeryDouglass MontgomeryJohnny Hollis
  • Photo of Renée AshersonRenée AshersonIris Winterton
  • Photo of Stanley HollowayStanley HollowayMr. Palmer
  • Photo of Basil RadfordBasil Radford'Tiny' Williams
  • Photo of Felix AylmerFelix AylmerRev. Charles Moss
  • Photo of Bonar ColleanoBonar ColleanoJoe Friselli
  • Photo of Joyce CareyJoyce CareyMiss Winterton

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