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The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover1944

★6.7126 minDramaWarRomance

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.

Director

Writer

Claudine West Jan Lustig George Froeschel

Score

Herbert Stothart

Stars

Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Roddy McDowall

Cast71

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)
W
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)
E
Eldon Burkett
as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
E
Elton Burkett
as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
B
Bobby Callahan
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
as Captain Davis (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
as Jennings (uncredited)
Alec Craig
as Billings (uncredited)
A
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)
B
Bunny Gordon
as John Ashford II at 6 Months Old (uncredited)
V
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)
K
Keith Hitchcock
as Duke of Waverly (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
C
Charles Irwin
as Farmer Ben Kenney (uncredited)
G
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)
E
Emily Massey
as Elegant Lady in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra
as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
J
James Menzies
as Mike (uncredited)
L
Leo Mostovoy
as Bandmaster in Dieppe (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
as Captain Griffiths (uncredited)
N
Norbert Müller
as Dietrich von Biesterburg (uncredited)
S
Steven Muller
as Gerhard von Biesterburg (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
as Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Martin (uncredited)
J
Jean Prescott
as Mrs. Kenney (uncredited)
J
John Rogers
as Southampton Porter (uncredited)
M
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)

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