Directed by:
Clarence BrownComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, C. Aubrey Smith, Dame May Whitty, Gladys Cooper, Peter Lawford, John Warburton (more)Plots(1)
Irene Dunne stars as Susan Dunn Ashwood, an American who traveled to England in 1914 with her father as a young woman and met and fell in love with Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal), a wealthy British aristocrat. Susan's life in England is told in a series of nostalgic flashbacks as she looks back on her past trials and tribulations. Her passionate love for her new husband was cut short by the onset of WWI; despite his courage and bravery, he died on the battlefield, and Susan was left to bear and raise their young son alone. Young John Ashwood II (played as a child by Roddy McDowall and as a young man by Peter Lawford) is a courageous young descendant of his honorable father, and as the Second World War threatens, he begins his own tour of duty. Susan is a Red Cross employee who must service young wounded soldiers and is soon devastated to find her own son among those hurt in battle, leading to a heartbreaking scene of loss and patriotism. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Irene Dunne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267971_ec7ab0.jpg)
Irene Dunne
USA
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
![Alan Marshal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505386_473648.jpg)
Alan Marshal
Australia
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Roddy McDowall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268997_f4346e.jpg)
Roddy McDowall
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
![Frank Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496811_fb99cf.jpg)
Frank Morgan
USA
Best movies:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Stratton Story (1949)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Van Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277235_146b54.jpg)
Van Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
![C. Aubrey Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421430_08db3c.jpg)
C. Aubrey Smith
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Dame May Whitty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496916_d30ae0.jpg)
Dame May Whitty
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Gladys Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271484_f48f78.jpg)
Gladys Cooper
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Rebecca (1940)
![Peter Lawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313120_16f694.jpg)
Peter Lawford
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Easter Parade (1948)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![John Warburton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/254/161254716_b2ed3f.jpg)
John Warburton
UK
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
![Jill Esmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/894/160894597_a4b7cd.jpg)
Jill Esmond
UK
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Random Harvest (1942)
Casanova Brown (1944)
![Norma Varden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318026_8b7906.jpg)
Norma Varden
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
![Elizabeth Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/678/161678631_c7381f.jpg)
Elizabeth Taylor
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
![Miles Mander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505316_a77091.jpg)
Miles Mander
UK
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Alec Craig
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gaslight (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
![Charles Irwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004149_d11696.jpg)
Charles Irwin
Ireland
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Nelson Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677262_9fa490.jpg)
Nelson Leigh
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
![Arthur Shields](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319091_07cbc3.jpg)
Arthur Shields
Ireland
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
![June Lockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515864_d05266.jpg)
June Lockhart
USA
Best movies:
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Yearling (1946)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Tom Drake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656131_9ec760.jpg)
Tom Drake
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)