Fresh
Dunne gives an excellent performance, as does Alan Marshal, playing her husband, while Roddy McDowall stands out sharply as their son.
Variety Staff, Variety
The White Cliffs of Dover
The greatest love story of our time!
1944 · 2h 6m · Approved
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Clarence Brown Director
- Irene Dunne as Susan Dunn
- Alan Marshal as Sir 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 Colonel Walter Forsythe
- May Whitty as Nanny
- Gladys Cooper as Lady Jean Ashwood
- Peter Lawford Cast
- John Warburton Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A Cinderella story in sweet disguise.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
It may well give genuine admirers of good cinema and credible Englishmen the jimjams.
TIME Magazine
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