Gone with the Wind
1939 · Drama · War
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Film / 1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
Directed by
Clarence Brown
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Irene DunneSusan Dunn
Alan MarshalJohn Ashwood
Roddy McDowallJohn Ashwood II as a Boy
Frank MorganHiram Porter Dunn
Van JohnsonSam Bennett
C. Aubrey SmithWalter Forsythe
May WhittyNanny
Gladys CooperJean Ashwood
Peter LawfordJohn Ashwood II as a Young Man
John WarburtonReggie Ashwood
Jill EsmondRosamund
Brenda ForbesGwennie
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Norma VardenMrs. Bland
Harry AllenEnglish Cabbie (uncredited)
Wilson BengeChauffeur (uncredited)
Matthew BoultonImmigration Officer (uncredited)
Edmund BreonRupert Bancroft (uncredited)
Clifford BrookeIndian Major in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Eldon BurkettTwin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Elton BurkettTwin in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Bobby CallahanMessenger Boy (uncredited)
Charles ColemanCaptain Davis (uncredited)
Clyde CookJennings (uncredited)
Alec CraigBillings (uncredited)
Ann CurzonMiss Lambert (uncredited)
Adrienne D'AmbricourtMadam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
Guy D'EnneryCurate in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
George DavisBoots (uncredited)
Kay DeslysBlonde Woman (uncredited)
Vernon DowningLieutenant Davis Herrick (uncredited)
Tom DrakeDying American Soldier (uncredited)
Isobel ElsomMrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
Herbert EvansFootman (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumBall Guest (uncredited)
Emily FitzroySpinster in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Bunny GordonJohn Ashford II at 6 Months Old (uncredited)
Vera GraaffDuchess of Waverly (uncredited)
Douglas GrantCorporal (uncredited)
Gary GrayBoy at Dinner Table (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-PorterCaptain Portage (uncredited)
Ethel GriffiesWoman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)
Gerald HamerPrivate (uncredited)
Lumsden HareThe Vicar (uncredited)
Joy HaringtonNurse Margaret (uncredited)
Keith HitchcockDuke of Waverly (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesBall Guest (uncredited)
Charles IrwinFarmer Ben Kenney (uncredited)
George KirbyOld Man (uncredited)
Molly LamontHelen Hampton (uncredited)
Nelson LeighBritish Naval Officer (uncredited)
Adolf E. LichoFrenchman at Dieppe Train Station (uncredited)
Doris LloydPlump Lady at Boardinghouse (uncredited)
June LockhartBetsy Kenney at Age 18 (uncredited)
Miles ManderMajor Loring (uncredited)
Emily MasseyElegant Lady in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Lal Chand MehraIndian Student in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
James MenziesMike (uncredited)
Leo MostovoyBandmaster in Dieppe (uncredited)
Gavin MuirCaptain Griffiths (uncredited)
Norbert MüllerDietrich von Biesterburg (uncredited)
Steven MullerGerhard von Biesterburg (uncredited)
Ottola NesmithOrderly in Hospital (uncredited)
J. Pat O'MalleyMartin (uncredited)
Jean PrescottMrs. Kenney (uncredited)
John RogersSouthampton Porter (uncredited)
Mabel RowFrench Maid in Dieppe (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-BolsterMiller (uncredited)
Arthur ShieldsBenson (uncredited)
Elizabeth TaylorBetsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
Larry WheatGuest in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
Ian WolfeSkipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
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