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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
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 Posted - Oct 28 2007 : 05:35:31 AM
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So I was flipping the TV around this morning and came across the 1944 movie, THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER. It was about half over but I was watching it for a few minutes and thought it was odd that I had never ssen it. Anyway, I thought I would like the book, well I couldn't find that there is a book. SO IS THERE A BOOK?
NANCY JO
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MarinesWife
Farmgirl in Training
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Melissa
Fredericksburg
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Posted - Oct 28 2007 : 6:06:14 PM
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Found this:
This sentimental tale of one woman's unwavering courage in the face of two world wars was inspired by the poem of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. Filmed during WWII, THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER serves as a classic studio treatment of pro-British sentiment and America's own honorable part in the war. Irene Dunne stars as Susan Dunn Ashwood, an American who traveled to England in 1914 with her father as a young woman and met and fell in love with Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal), a wealthy British aristocrat. Susan's life in England is told in a series of nostalgic flashbacks as she looks back on her past trials and tribulations. Her passionate love for her new husband was cut short by the onset of WWI; despite his courage and bravery, he died on the battlefield, and Susan was left to bear and raise their young son alone. Young John Ashwood II (played as a child by Roddy McDowall and as a young man by Peter Lawford) is a courageous young descendant of his honorable father, and as the Second World War threatens, he begins his own tour of duty. Susan is a Red Cross employee who must service young wounded soldiers and is soon devastated to find her own son among those hurt in battle, leading to a heartbreaking scene of loss and patriotism. This wartime tale of terrific hardship and bravery was shot with great attention to detail. In order to make the British surroundings authentic, MGM hired British major Cyril Seys Ramsey Hill as a technical adviser. The ever-able Clarence Brown directed a stellar cast that also featured a very early performance from Elizabeth Taylor.
Melissa
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 29 2007 : 06:17:03 AM
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Thankyou Melissa for taking the time to do that for me, that is very interesting. I will be looking for that movie to come up again so I can see the whole thing.
Mary Beth, I can't believe there is no book, usually there is a book to go with a movie, looks like it would have made a good read too. Not That I need more to read by the looks of my stack of books!.
NANCY JO
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MarinesWife
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