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The Way Ahead

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Calorie Rating: 162
Released: 1944-06-09
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Studios: Two Cities Films,


A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

Director / Directors

Carol Reed
Director
Frank Bevis
Assistant Director


Cast

David Niven
Character: Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
Character: Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
Character: Pvt. Evans Lloyd

John Laurie
Character: Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Character: Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
Character: Pvt. Bill Parsons

Raymond Huntley
Character: Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
Character: Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
Character: Sgt. Ned Fletcher

Reginald Tate
Character: The Training Company Commanding Officer
Leo Genn
Character: Captain Edwards
John Ruddock
Character: Old Chelsea Soldier

A. Bromley Davenport
Character: Old Chelsea Soldier
Renée Asherson
Character: Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
Character: Mrs. Gillingham

Raymond Lovell
Character: Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
Character: Sgt. Buster
Peter Ustinov
Character: Rispoli

Lloyd Pearson
Character: Sam Thyrtle
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Character: Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
Character: Mrs. Ted Brewer

Eileen Erskine
Character: Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
Character: Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Tessie O'Shea
Character: Herself

Trevor Howard
Character: Officer on Ship (uncredited)
George Merritt
Character: Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
Character: Perry's Daughter (uncredited)

A.E. Matthews
Character: Colonel Walmsley
John Boxer
Character: Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

Alf Goddard
Character: Instructor (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
Character: Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
Character: ENSA Artist (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos
Character: Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
John Salew
Character: Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
Character: Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)

Winifred Willard
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Character: Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Peter Ustinov
Screenplay

Herbert Smith
Executive Producer
John Sutro
Producer

William Alwyn
Original Music Composer

David Rawnsley
Art Direction

Henry Harris
Special Effects
Guy Green
Director of Photography
Bill Warrington
Special Effects

Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Wally Fairweather
Clapper Loader
George Paternoster
Boom Operator

C. C. Stevens
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist