Forgotten British Films...
The Way Ahead 1944 The other evening I decided
to dust off and blow the cobwebs away from this 70 year old film from my
collection and give it another airing. I must confess its a long time
since I last watched this movie and found it quite refreshing and
inspiring. Set during the 2nd World War, it tells the story of seven new
recruits to the British Army in 1940, none of them too keen on the idea
of being in the army at all. Gripe after gripe, and going through tough
basic training with a very correct officer and sgt, they begin to
settle down and are soon ready to take part and fight in the invasion of
North Africa. The film features David Niven as the officer and William
Hartnell (later to become the first Dr.Who) as the Sgt. There is a host
of well known faces among the supporting actors, many later to become
household names, and the film was made by the great and talented
director Carol Reed with a lively script and strong characterizations.
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