The Way to the Stars (1945)

The Way to the Stars (1945)

Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ... 1945-06-16 United Kingdom 109 Min. PG-13
5.7 22 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Michael Redgrave is Flight Lt. David Archdale
Flight Lt. David Archdale
John Mills is Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John is Miss Todd
Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery is Johnny Hollis
Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson is Iris Winterton
Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway is Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford is 'Tiny' Williams
'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer is Rev. Charles Moss
Rev. Charles Moss
Bonar Colleano is Joe Friselli
Joe Friselli
Joyce Carey is Miss Winterton
Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard is Squadron Leader Carter
Squadron Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart is Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)