The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The greatest love story of our time!
126 min
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.
- Release date
- May 11, 1944
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Herbert Stothart
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Cast
- Irene Dunne as Susan Ashwood
- Alan Marshal as Sir 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 Colonel Walter Forsythe
- May Whitty as Nanny
- Gladys Cooper as Lady 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)
- Bobby Callahan as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- Charles Coleman as Captain Davis (uncredited)
- Clyde Cook as Jennings (uncredited)
- Alec Craig as Billings (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)
Crew
- Clarence Brown · Director
- Claudine West · Writer
- Jan Lustig · Writer
- George Froeschel · Writer
- Alice Duer Miller · Writer
- Clarence Brown · Producer
- Sidney Franklin · Producer
- Herbert Stothart · Composer
- George J. Folsey · Cinematographer
- Robert Kern · Editor