The Way Ahead

From Workers — To Warriors

Duration: 115 min
Release date: 1944-06-09
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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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David Niven
David Niven
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
as Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
James Donald
as Pvt. Evans Lloyd
John Laurie
John Laurie
as Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Dwyer
as Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
Hugh Burden
as Pvt. Bill Parsons
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
as Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
Jimmy Hanley
as Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
as Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Reginald Tate
Reginald Tate
as The Training Company Commanding Officer
Leo Genn
Leo Genn
as Captain Edwards
John Ruddock
John Ruddock
as Old Chelsea Soldier
A. Bromley Davenport
A. Bromley Davenport
as Old Chelsea Soldier
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
as Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
Mary Jerrold
as Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell
as Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
as Sgt. Buster
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
as Rispoli
Lloyd Pearson
Lloyd Pearson
as Sam Thyrtle
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
Esma Cannon
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Eileen Erskine
Eileen Erskine
as Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
as Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Tessie O'Shea
Tessie O'Shea
as Herself
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
George Merritt
George Merritt
as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
Tracy Reed
as Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
as Colonel Walmsley
John Boxer
John Boxer
as Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
Peggy Carlisle
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
Alf Goddard
as Instructor (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson
as Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
Benita Lydal
as ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Andreas Malandrinos
as Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
John Salew
John Salew
as Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie Schofield
as Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
Winifred Willard
Winifred Willard
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
as Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
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