Movie · 1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
Released 11 May 1944 More from 1944 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Emily Fitzroy
as Spinster in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
May Whitty
as Nanny
Alec Craig
as Billings (uncredited)
Miles Mander
as Major Loring (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
as Jennings (uncredited)
Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
Arthur Shields
as Benson (uncredited)
Norma Varden
as Mrs. Bland
Lal Chand Mehra
as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Irene Dunne
as Susan Dunn
J. Pat O'Malley
as Martin (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
as Lieutenant Davis Herrick (uncredited)
Van Johnson
as Sam Bennett
Tom Drake
as Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
June Lockhart
as Betsy Kenney at Age 18 (uncredited)
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The numbers
65years between the oldest and youngest billed
83Emily Fitzroy — oldest on the call sheet
18June Lockhart — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast