The White Cliffs of Dover
movie
The greatest love story of our time!
Released May 11, 1944
Overview
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.
Cast
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
Crew
Clarence Brown
as
Director
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Alice Duer Miller
as
Poem
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Claudine West
as
Screenplay
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Jan Lustig
as
Screenplay
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George Froeschel
as
Screenplay
Clarence Brown
as
Producer
Sidney Franklin
as
Producer
Herbert Stothart
as
Original Music Composer
George J. Folsey
as
Director of Photography
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Robert H. Planck
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Director of Photography
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Robert Kern
as
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction