The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Writers:

Alice Duer Miller (poem)
Claudine West (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

June 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

The greatest love story of our time! It will live forever in your heart! MGM's greatest triumph!

Plot Keywords:

Dover | Red Cross | White Cliffs Of Dover | France | Military

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Irene Dunne	...	Susan Dunn
Alan Marshal	...	Sir John Ashwood
Roddy McDowall	...	John Ashwood II as a Boy
Frank Morgan	...	Hiram Porter Dunn
Van Johnson	...	Sam Bennett
C. Aubrey Smith	...	Colonel Walter Forsythe
Dame May Whitty	...	Nanny
Gladys Cooper	...	Lady Jean Ashwood
Peter Lawford	...	John Ashwood II as a Young Man
John Warburton	...	Reggie Ashwood
Jill Esmond	...	Rosamund
Brenda Forbes	...	Gwennie
Norma Varden	...	Mrs. Bland

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9825) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Ronald Colman owned the rights to Alice Duer Miller's poem, but sold them to Clarence Brown, who in turn sold them and his services as director to M-G-M.

Quotes:

[Of Susan.]
Susan Dunn's landlady: Such a nice young thing. Not a bit like an American.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Twenty Years After (1944)

Soundtrack:

Land of Hope and Glory

Wonderful film

A flashback brings us to 1915 and Britain in the midst of the Great War. An American lady, Susan Ashwood (Irene Dunne) vacationing in Britain with her father (Frank Morgan) meets the British gentleman, Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshall) who would become her husband. A heartwarming depiction of the joys of life alongside the tragedies of war. Marked with a splendid supporting cast of characters including the charming Mr. Dunn (Frank Morgan), the veteran Colonel (C. Aubrey Smith), a youthful Peter Lawford, a young Roddy McDowall and a very young Elizabeth Taylor (in a surprisingly uncredited role).