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The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead1944

★6.5115 minDramaWar

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

Director

Writer

Eric Ambler Peter Ustinov

Score

Stars

David Niven Stanley Holloway James Donald

Cast38

David Niven
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
as Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
as Pvt. Evans Lloyd
John Laurie
as Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
as Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
as Pvt. Bill Parsons
Raymond Huntley
as Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
as Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
as Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Reginald Tate
as The Training Company Commanding Officer
Leo Genn
as Captain Edwards
J
John Ruddock
as Old Chelsea Soldier
A. Bromley Davenport
as Old Chelsea Soldier
Renée Asherson
as Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
as Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
as Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
as Sgt. Buster
Peter Ustinov
as Rispoli
Lloyd Pearson
as Sam Thyrtle
Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
E
Eileen Erskine
as Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
as Mrs. Ned Fletcher
T
Tessie O'Shea
as Herself
Trevor Howard
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
George Merritt
as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
as Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
A.E. Matthews
as Colonel Walmsley
J
John Boxer
as Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
P
Peggy Carlisle
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A
Alf Goddard
as Instructor (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
as Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
B
Benita Lydal
as ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
as Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
John Salew
as Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
as Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
W
Winifred Willard
as Minor Role (uncredited)
B
Ben Williams
as Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)

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