The Way Ahead (1944)

The Way Ahead
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  • Genre: Drama War
  • Running time: 115 min
  • Premiere: 9th of June 1944

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.

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Cast

David Niven
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
Trevor Howard
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
James Donald
as Pvt. Evans Lloyd
Tracy Reed
as Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
John Laurie
as Pvt. Luke
William Hartnell
as Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Hugh Burden
as Pvt. Bill Parsons
Esma Cannon
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Leo Genn
as Captain Edwards
Renée Asherson
as Marjorie Gillingham
Leslie Dwyer
as Pvt. Sid Beck
Stanley Holloway
as Pvt. Ted Brewer
Jack Watling
as Sgt. Buster
Jimmy Hanley
as Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
John Salew
as Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
John Ruddock
as Old Chelsea Soldier
Raymond Huntley
as Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Andreas Malandrinos
as Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
George Merritt
as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Reginald Tate
as The Training Company Commanding Officer
A.E. Matthews
as Colonel Walmsley
Raymond Lovell
as Mr. Jackson
Mary Jerrold
as Mrs. Gillingham
Grace Arnold
as Mrs. Ned Fletcher
David Hutcheson
as Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
as Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
A. Bromley Davenport
as Old Chelsea Soldier

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