The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

126 mins | Drama, Romance, War | May 11, 1944

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.

The White Cliffs of Dover

126 mins | Drama, Romance, War | May 11, 1944

The White Cliffs of Dover
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The White Cliffs of Dover
Directors Al Jennings, Clarence Brown
Writers Jan Lustig, Claudine West, George Froeschel

Cast

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)

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)

Eldon Burkett

as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Elton Burkett

as Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Bobby Callahan

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Captain Davis (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

as Jennings (uncredited)

Alec Craig

as Billings (uncredited)

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)

Bunny Gordon

as John Ashford II at 6 Months Old (uncredited)

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)

Keith Hitchcock

as Duke of Waverly (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Farmer Ben Kenney (uncredited)

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)

Emily Massey

as Elegant Lady in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Lal Chand Mehra

as Indian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

James Menzies

as Mike (uncredited)

Leo Mostovoy

as Bandmaster in Dieppe (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

as Captain Griffiths (uncredited)

Norbert Müller

as Dietrich von Biesterburg (uncredited)

Steven Muller

as Gerhard von Biesterburg (uncredited)

Ottola Nesmith

as Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)

J. Pat O'Malley

as Martin (uncredited)

Jean Prescott

as Mrs. Kenney (uncredited)

John Rogers

as Southampton Porter (uncredited)

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)