The Way to the Stars

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Michael RedgraveFlight Lt. David Archdale

John MillsPilot Officer Peter Penrose

Rosamund JohnMiss Todd

Douglass MontgomeryJohnny Hollis

Renée AshersonIris Winterton

Stanley HollowayMr. Palmer

Basil Radford'Tiny' Williams

Felix AylmerRev. Charles Moss

Bonar ColleanoJoe Friselli

Joyce CareyMiss Winterton

Trevor HowardSquadron Leader Carter

Nicholas Stuart

Nicholas StuartColonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)