The Way Ahead
Cast ~ CrewCast ~
David Niven
-Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
-Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
-Pvt. Evans Lloyd
John Laurie
-Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
-Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
-Pvt. Bill Parsons
Raymond Huntley
-Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
-Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
-Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Reginald Tate
-The Training Company Commanding Officer
Leo Genn
-Captain Edwards
John Ruddock
-Old Chelsea Soldier
A. Bromley Davenport
-Old Chelsea Soldier
Renée Asherson
-Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
-Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
-Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
-Sgt. Buster
Peter Ustinov
-Rispoli
Lloyd Pearson
-Sam Thyrtle
Penelope Dudley-Ward
-Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
-Mrs. Ted Brewer
Eileen Erskine
-Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
-Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Tessie O'Shea
-Herself
Trevor Howard
-Officer on Ship (uncredited)
George Merritt
-Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
-Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
A.E. Matthews
-Colonel Walmsley
John Boxer
-Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
-Minor Role (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
-Instructor (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
-Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
-ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
-Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
John Salew
-Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
-Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
Winifred Willard
-Minor Role (uncredited)
Ben Williams
-Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Prod. ~ Crew
John Sutro
Production (Producer)
Herbert Smith
Production (Executive Producer)
Stanley Haynes
Production (Producer)
Eric Ambler
Writing (Story)
Norman Walker
Production (Producer)
David Rawnsley
Art (Art Direction)
Clive Donner
Editing (Editor)
Eric Ambler
Writing (Screenplay)
Fergus McDonell
Editing (Editor)
Peter Ustinov
Writing (Screenplay)
Carol Reed
Directing (Director)
Irene Howard
Production (Casting)
William Alwyn
Sound (Original Music Composer)
Guy Green
Camera (Director of Photography)
Muir Mathieson
Sound (Music Director)
Bill Warrington
Crew (Special Effects)
Frank Bevis
Directing (Assistant Director)
Henry Harris
Crew (Special Effects)
Wally Fairweather
Camera (Clapper Loader)
George Paternoster
Sound (Boom Operator)
Desmond Dew
Sound (Sound Recordist)
C. C. Stevens
Sound (Sound Recordist)