Way To The Stars, The

Date: 1945
Director: Anthony Asquith
Production Company: Two Cities Films

Stars: John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Stanley Holloway, Rene' Asherton, Bill Owen, David Tomlinson, Felix Aylmer
Location(s): North Yorkshire, Northallerton, Bedale

Region(s):

Storyline:

WWII and the difficulties experienced by air-crew and their families

Additional Information:

Also known as ‘Johnny in the Clouds’ (US Title)

Jimmy Snow, special effects technician, for whom we have a fulsome summary of his career written by his granddaughter Brigitte, together with her memories of him, worked on this film. All that she has shared with us can be read here.

Tim Lewis tells us that his father flew the Spitfire in the earlier parts of the film whilst stationed at Catterick.

 

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An airfield, could it be RAF Catterick in Yorkshire? No, identified by Stevie of the Airfield Research Group as Catterick and the tower of the 1959/34 'fort' type. (RL)

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Sheds, billets, RAF Catterick? Catterick indeed, says Stevie of the ARG. (RL)

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Long shot. Stevie of the ARG identifies the tower as a 1959/34 'fort' type at Catterick. (RL)

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  • 04 Oct 2018
Market Place, Bedale Circa 1945

Is this Northallerton, Yorkshire? No, Bedale.

Market Place, Bedale

Martin Underwood provides us with this shot of Market Place, Bedale noting how all those additional trees in 1945 obscured that house on the left hand side. (RL)

  • Capture 5
  • 04 Oct 2018
Market Place, Bedale Circa 1945

Is this the same street in the other direction? Dot Elliott confirms that this is Market Place, Bedale. (RL)

Market Place, Bedale

No, this is still Market Place, panning left as revealed by this further shot from Martin. (RL)

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Milk in wide throated bottles. Not seen those in 40 years!

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  • 11 Jun 2015

Back at Catterick?

Yes indeed back at Catterick, confirmed by this Google shot from Chris Mort, a very good angle too! (RL)

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  • 04 Oct 2018

Dot Elliott corrects our earlier caption telling us that this is travelling down North End, Bedale. (RL)

Bedale High Street found by Jon Richardson who's Google Earth capture is now replaced by Martin Underwoods own photo. (RL)

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  • 04 Oct 2018

Dot Elliott provides the precise location as the junction of North End, Market Place, The Wynd looking toward Emgate with the Market Cross (14th Century)

Martin similarly pans to the right and finds a more modern car virtually in the correct place. (RL)

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  • 12 Jul 2016

Continuing right. http://www.golden-lion-hotel.co.uk/ Pub visible to right of shot, Kim Rennie. With thanks to Dot Elliott we have the location identified - 114 High Street, Northallerton, but as she points out the pan right from Bedale is eight miles away! (RL)

Chris Mort seized a reminder of his weekend in Yorkshire and a night at the Golden Lion for the benefit of Reelstreets. (RL)

  • Capture 11
  • 15 Nov 2011

...to the pub. The Golden Lion, Northallerton claims imdb.

......yes Golden Lion it is. The pic lifted from their site, so their copyright. Dot Elliott gives us the address - 114 High Street, Northallerton. (RL)

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  • 11 Jun 2015

Back to camp.

Catterick Camp to be precise. Confirmed by this Google shot from Chris Mort. (RL)

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  • 16 Nov 2011

US Airforce HQ. Yank swank. Constable Burton Hall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire says John Richardson and confirmed by John Foster. (RL)

No, sussed by Jon Richardson. Constable Burton Hall, Leyburn, North Yorkshire. (Image from Google Earth Panorama - copyright Paul V Johnson)

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  • 13 Jul 2016

Chris Mort adds a screen capture.......... of the entrance to the Golden Lion, 114 High Street, Northallerton as seen in Capture 11.

and matches with an up to date photo of the Golden Lion entrance. (RL)