The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Director: Clarence Brown Cast: Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
, Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
, Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
, Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Clarence Brown
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Director: Clarence Brown Cast: Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
, Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
, Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
, Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Clarence Brown

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Overview

The White Cliffs of Dover is one of those overlong MGM wartime films that everyone seems to have seen a part of, but no one can remember the film as a sum total. Based on a poem by Alice Duer Miller, the story chronicles the trials and tribulations of one courageous woman through two world wars. Irene Dunne plays an American girl who, in 1914, falls in love with titled Englishman Alan Marshal. At the end of World War 1 in 1918, it is painfully clear that Marshal will not be returning from the battlefields. Remaining loyal to her husband, Irene vows to raise their child in England. Played by Roddy McDowell in his early scenes, Irene's son grows up to be Peter Lawford. At the outbreak of World War 2, Irene despairs at the thought of losing another loved one, but Lawford convinces her that his dad would have wanted him to answer his country's call to the colors. While working as a Red Cross volunteer, Irene finds that she must tend her own mortally wounded son. Unable to save his life, she is grief-stricken, but is gratified with the notion that neither her husband nor her boy have died in vain. Like many films of its ilk and era, White Cliffs of Dover struck a responsive chord with filmgoers, to the tune of a $4 million profit. Watch for a touching scene between Roddy McDowell and 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor; 19 years later, lifelong friends Roddy and Liz would be playing mortal enemies in Cleopatra (1963).

Product Details

Release Date: 01/19/2010
UPC: 0883316228289
Original Release: 1944
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:06:00
Sales rank: 26,259

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Irene Dunne Susan Ashwood
Alan Marshal Sir John Ashwood
Frank Morgan Hiram Porter Dunn,Actor
Roddy McDowall John Ashwood II as a Boy
Peter Lawford John Ashwood II at Age 24
May Whitty Nanny
C. Aubrey Smith Colonel
Gladys Cooper Lady Jean Ashwood
Van Johnson Sam Bennett
John Warburton Reggie
Jill Esmond Rosamund
Brenda Forbes Gwennie
Norma Varden Mrs. Bland
Elizabeth Taylor Betsy, at Age 10
June Lockhart Betsy, at Age 18
Charles Irwin Farmer Kenney
Jean Prescott Mrs. Kenney
Tom Drake American Soldier
Isobel Elsom Mrs. Bancroft
Edmund Breon Major Bancroft
Miles Mander Major Loring
Ann Curzon Miss Lambert
Steven Muller Gerhard,Dietrich
Molly Lamont Helen
Lumsden Hare The Vicar
Arthur Shields Benson
Emily Fitzroy Spinster in Boarding House
Emily Massey Elegant Lady in Boarding House
Guy D'Ennery Curate in Boarding House
Lal Chand Mehra Indian Student in Boarding House
Clifford Brooke Indian Major in Boarding House
Ethel Griffies Woman on Train
Elton Burkett Twins in Boarding House,Twins in Boarding House
Herbert Evans Footman
Ian Wolfe Skipper
Alec Craig Billings
Clyde Cook Jennings
Bunny Gordon John, at 6 Months
Leo Mostovoy Bandmaster
Arthur Gould-Porter Capt. Portage
Gavin Muir Capt. Griffiths
Charles Coleman Capt. Davis
Kay Deslys Blonde
George Davis Boots
Vera Graaf Duchess
Anita Sharp Bolster Miller
Wilson Benge Chauffeur
Harry Allen English Cabby
Nelson Leigh British Naval Officer
Mabel Row Housemaid
James Menzies Telegraph Boy
George Kirby Old Man
Matthew Boulton Immigration Officer
Doris Lloyd Plump Lady at Boarding House
Keith Hitchcock Duke of Waverly
Anita Bolster Miller
Herbert Stothart Composer

Technical Credits
Clarence Brown Director
Claudine West Screenwriter
Jan Lustig Screenwriter
George Froeschel Screenwriter
Sidney Franklin Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
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