The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
Release: 1944-05-11
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 6.7
Drama
War
Romance
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Roddy McDowall
as John Ashwood II as a Boy
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
as British Naval Officer (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
as Jennings (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Miller (uncredited)
Jill Esmond
as Rosamund
Norma Varden
as Mrs. Bland
Guy D'Ennery
as Curate in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
as Captain Griffiths (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
as Guest in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Clifford Brooke
as Indian Major in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
as Private (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra
as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Tom Drake
as Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
June Lockhart
as Betsy Kenney at Age 18 (uncredited)
Peter Lawford
as John Ashwood II as a Young Man
Matthew Boulton
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
as Blonde Woman (uncredited)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Martin (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
Frank Morgan
as Hiram Porter Dunn
C. Aubrey Smith
as Walter Forsythe
Emily Fitzroy
as Spinster in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies
as Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
Irene Dunne
as Susan Dunn
Gladys Cooper
as Jean Ashwood
Vernon Downing
as Lieutenant Davis Herrick (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
as The Vicar (uncredited)
Van Johnson
as Sam Bennett
May Whitty
as Nanny
Stuart Holmes
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Molly Lamont
as Helen Hampton (uncredited)
Edmund Breon
as Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
as Footman (uncredited)
Douglas Grant
as Corporal (uncredited)
Gary Gray
as Boy at Dinner Table (uncredited)
Joy Harington
as Nurse Margaret (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
as Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)
Brenda Forbes
as Gwennie
Charles Coleman
as Captain Davis (uncredited)
Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter
as Captain Portage (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Plump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Miles Mander
as Major Loring (uncredited)
Arthur Shields
as Benson (uncredited)
George Davis
as Boots (uncredited)
Adolf E. Licho
as Frenchman at Dieppe Train Station (uncredited)
Alan Marshal
as John Ashwood
John Warburton
as Reggie Ashwood
Alec Craig
as Billings (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
