
The Way to the Stars
Drama · War · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Flight Lt. David Archdale
Michael Redgrave
Flight Lt. David Archdale


John Mills
John Mills
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
John Mills
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose


Rosamund John
Rosamund John
Miss Todd
Rosamund John
Miss Todd


Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery
Johnny Hollis
Douglass Montgomery
Johnny Hollis


Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
Iris Winterton
Renée Asherson
Iris Winterton


Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Palmer
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Palmer


Basil Radford
Basil Radford
'Tiny' Williams
Basil Radford
'Tiny' Williams


Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Rev. Charles Moss
Felix Aylmer
Rev. Charles Moss


Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano
Joe Friselli
Bonar Colleano
Joe Friselli


Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Miss Winterton
Joyce Carey
Miss Winterton
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