The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

The greatest love story of our time!

1944•2h 6m•6.5/10

DramaWarRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(22)

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.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Susan Dunn

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

John Ashwood

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

John Ashwood II as a Boy

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Hiram Porter Dunn

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Sam Bennett

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Walter Forsythe

May Whitty

May Whitty

Nanny

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Jean Ashwood

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

John Ashwood II as a Young Man

John Warburton

John Warburton

Reggie Ashwood

Jill Esmond

Jill Esmond

Rosamund

Brenda Forbes

Brenda Forbes

Gwennie

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Mrs. Bland

Harry Allen

Harry Allen

English Cabbie (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton

Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Rupert Bancroft (uncredited)

Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Indian Major in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Eldon Burkett

Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Elton Burkett

Twin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)

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