The Way to the Stars (1945)
Drama
War
Romance
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
Flight Lt. David Archdale
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Squadron Leader Carter
Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
Wally Becker
A Singer
Jones
Corporal Fitter
'Prune' Parsons
Colonel Page
Elsie
Miss Todd
'Tinker' Bell
American Orderly
Bertie Steen
Radio Operator
Shelter Officer
Joe Lawson
'Cheerio' Chester
Waitress
PT Instructor
RAF Corporal
Johnny Hollis
Fred
Aircraftsman
Schoolmistress
Iris Winterton
Mr. Palmer
'Tiny' Williams
Rev. Charles Moss
Joe Friselli
Miss Winterton
Crew
Director
Story
Screenplay
Story
Second Assistant Director