The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

The greatest love story of our time!

  • Genre: Drama, War, Romance
  • Release Date: 1944-05-11
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 21 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Clarence Brown
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From 21 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Irene Dunne

    as Susan Dunn
  • Alan Marshal

    as John Ashwood
  • Roddy McDowall

    as John Ashwood II as a Boy
  • Frank Morgan

    as Hiram Porter Dunn
  • Van Johnson

    as Sam Bennett
  • C. Aubrey Smith

    as Walter Forsythe
  • May Whitty

    as Nanny
  • Gladys Cooper

    as Jean Ashwood
  • Peter Lawford

    as John Ashwood II as a Young Man
  • John Warburton

    as Reggie Ashwood
  • Jill Esmond

    as Rosamund
  • Brenda Forbes

    as Gwennie
  • Norma Varden

    as Mrs. Bland
  • Harry Allen

    as English Cabbie (uncredited)
  • Wilson Benge

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • Matthew Boulton

    as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
  • Edmund Breon

    as Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)
  • Clifford Brooke

    as Indian Major in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Eldon Burkett

    as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Elton Burkett

    as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Bobby Callahan

    as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
  • Charles Coleman

    as Captain Davis (uncredited)
  • Clyde Cook

    as Jennings (uncredited)
  • Alec Craig

    as Billings (uncredited)
  • Ann Curzon

    as Miss Lambert (uncredited)
  • Adrienne D'Ambricourt

    as Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
  • Guy D'Ennery

    as Curate in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • George Davis

    as Boots (uncredited)
  • Kay Deslys

    as Blonde Woman (uncredited)
  • Vernon Downing

    as Lieutenant Davis Herrick (uncredited)
  • Tom Drake

    as Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
  • Isobel Elsom

    as Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
  • Herbert Evans

    as Footman (uncredited)
  • Franklyn Farnum

    as Ball Guest (uncredited)
  • Emily Fitzroy

    as Spinster in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Bunny Gordon

    as John Ashford II at 6 Months Old (uncredited)
  • Vera Graaff

    as Duchess of Waverly (uncredited)
  • Douglas Grant

    as Corporal (uncredited)
  • Gary Gray

    as Boy at Dinner Table (uncredited)
  • Arthur Gould-Porter

    as Captain Portage (uncredited)
  • Ethel Griffies

    as Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
  • Gerald Hamer

    as Private (uncredited)
  • Lumsden Hare

    as The Vicar (uncredited)
  • Joy Harington

    as Nurse Margaret (uncredited)
  • Keith Hitchcock

    as Duke of Waverly (uncredited)
  • Stuart Holmes

    as Ball Guest (uncredited)
  • Charles Irwin

    as Farmer Ben Kenney (uncredited)
  • George Kirby

    as Old Man (uncredited)
  • Molly Lamont

    as Helen Hampton (uncredited)
  • Nelson Leigh

    as British Naval Officer (uncredited)
  • Adolf E. Licho

    as Frenchman at Dieppe Train Station (uncredited)
  • Doris Lloyd

    as Plump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • June Lockhart

    as Betsy Kenney at Age 18 (uncredited)
  • Miles Mander

    as Major Loring (uncredited)
  • Emily Massey

    as Elegant Lady in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Lal Chand Mehra

    as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • James Menzies

    as Mike (uncredited)
  • Leo Mostovoy

    as Bandmaster in Dieppe (uncredited)
  • Gavin Muir

    as Captain Griffiths (uncredited)
  • Norbert Müller

    as Dietrich von Biesterburg (uncredited)
  • Steven Muller

    as Gerhard von Biesterburg (uncredited)
  • Ottola Nesmith

    as Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)
  • J. Pat O'Malley

    as Martin (uncredited)
  • Jean Prescott

    as Mrs. Kenney (uncredited)
  • John Rogers

    as Southampton Porter (uncredited)
  • Mabel Row

    as French Maid in Dieppe (uncredited)
  • Anita Sharp-Bolster

    as Miller (uncredited)
  • Arthur Shields

    as Benson (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Taylor

    as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
  • Larry Wheat

    as Guest in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
  • Ian Wolfe

    as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
Crew Alice Duer Miller Poem
Directing Clarence Brown Director
Writing Claudine West Screenplay
Production Clarence Brown Producer
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Production Sidney Franklin Producer
Camera Robert H. Planck Director of Photography
Editing Robert Kern Editor
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Writing George Froeschel Screenplay
Writing Jan Lustig Screenplay
Sound Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer
Camera George J. Folsey Director of Photography
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Sound Charles E. Wallace Sound
Art Jacques Mersereau Set Decoration
Art Randall Duell Art Direction
Directing Al Jennings Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Jack Dawn Makeup Designer
Crew Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Production Lou Smith Publicist
Crew A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Crew Ramsay Hill Technical Advisor
Costume & Make-Up Irene Costume Supervisor
Sound Murray Cutter Orchestrator
Sound Douglas Shearer Sound Director

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