Jean Simmons in one of her first film parts in The Way to the Stars also informally known as Britain's last war and first peace movie of WW2.
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@marietta13352 жыл бұрын
In about 10-11 years later, she'd be singing with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls," where she won the Golden Globe Best Actress award for 1956. RIP Jean Simmons, thank you for making us and future generations happy with your films.
@6lr6ak66 жыл бұрын
Jean was born 36 yrs before l was, l always thought she was just so beautiful. The most gorgeous little pretty face ever. RIP Jean.
@johntheaker256211 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Song, Brilliant Film, Briiliant Lass!!
@Tignarius14 жыл бұрын
Will always be a favourite of mine even though I was not born for another eight years. She was utterly gorgeous.
@poppyharris70528 жыл бұрын
I can remember years ago, when my dad brought this classic movie home for research. That was the day I fell in love with it!
@maxwellfan552 жыл бұрын
Young Jean Simmonds in Way to Stars and Great Expectations steals both shows.
@foxyshabazz14 жыл бұрын
My favourite war picture. Full of the quiet courage of men and women knuckling down and getting on with it in the most terrible of times. Not like the overblown, bombastic, jingoistic and militaristic nonsense we are fed these days. Heartwarming, funny, and heartbreakingly sad by turns. And Compo from "Last of the Summer Wine" is in it, too! :)
@cruachen15 жыл бұрын
I remember this song being sung by Suzette Tarri, a singer/comedienne, when I was a youngster. Whis is a long time ago, as she died in 1955.
@TheSAMANTHALAURA112 жыл бұрын
a beautiful performance, graceful
@britischenadligen37605 жыл бұрын
I'd totally wear her outfit today! Love the blouse and the neckcloth, except maybe for the apron, ha ha. She's adorable and must've been only around 15-16. I remember discovering this movie when I was around her age and thinking how cute she was!
@raggyrat614 жыл бұрын
my mother used to sing this and make me cry !
@ampersandtay15 жыл бұрын
I saw the film when it first came out. I was much younger than her but I do believe that was the first time I fell in love.
@167curly Жыл бұрын
When I was a little tyke in the mid 1940s, I knew that song from the radio which was so catchy. Jean Simmons certainly was a very pretty girl, and a lovely older woman later in life.
@astralagosto14 жыл бұрын
Jean....................you were so beautiful. You knew how to sing. I wish you had NOT been modest and had sang more in films I could have enjoyed your voice more. I wish you had made records so we could have recordings of your voice. I cannot accept that you died.
@jimstokes674210 жыл бұрын
Lovely voice!
@philipbrackpool-bk1bm Жыл бұрын
Beautiful all her life.
@benbim5406 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful talented girl Jean Simmon was. when u watch these old clips it always makes me sad to see how natural and feminine the girls were back then. most of them even kept there own natural hair colour and not a tattoo or face piercing in sight,
@ampersandtay14 жыл бұрын
I can't believe it. She was born in 1929 and this film was released in 1945 (The way to the stars - Johnny in the clouds in the USA) so this could make her under sixteen. But what a mature face for a sixteen year old! Definitely never my type, but what a beautiful little girl.
@nicensleazy189225 күн бұрын
love this
@Segalmed12 жыл бұрын
It's available on DVD in the UK (Region 2). Also since 2011 in Region 1 (USA, Canada). Try e.g. amazon
@baddmanaz14 жыл бұрын
RIP jean simmons
@Alwintor14 жыл бұрын
Another version: I saw this in "Way to the Stars" on BBC2, 17 Jan 2010. By coincidence or design, a bitter-sweet version of the same song is in the haunting 1975 film "Overlord" (shown on BBC4, 20 Jan 2010). A sensitive young man is called up, foresees his own death in the Normandy landings, and has this song performed to him in a dream sequence.
@martingrant64543 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful girl jean simmons was. If only i could go back in time to meet her
@10Cnote12 жыл бұрын
Renee Asherson (Iris) she's now 96 she played Princess Katherine in Henry V (1944) along side Laurence Olivier.
@Meanmanmartin200715 жыл бұрын
Hi. Were there many different versions of "Let Him Go Let Him Tarry"? I've heard another version by Ruby Murray which is much different
@figjam595 жыл бұрын
The Ruby Murray version is longer but includes the verses from this clip.
@Segalmed14 жыл бұрын
@foxyshabazz It's among my favourites too. I found it by chance looking for films with Sir John Mills (then still alive). The British were a much more critical audience at the time than the Americans, so their movies tended to be anchored firmly in reality as far as the war was concerned. Btw, I think this movie was a major inspiration for the American '12 O'Clock High', which is actually (and surprisingly) quite watchable.
@johnlannigan98312 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me if there was a longer version of her singing this track?
@Segalmed2 жыл бұрын
Not in the movie itself (she is not even credited there iirc). And all tracks that I find on the net with a quick search either just refer to her having sung it in this movie (while the singer in the track is somebody else) or are from the movie. That includes albums with her, so it was probably the only recording she did of the song (in abridged form).
@johnlannigan98312 жыл бұрын
@@Segalmed thats what I have found unfortunately. Even using Shazam just brings up her singing the normal track without the audience participation. Maybe I should have a play with Audacity on the PC and see if I can come up with something?
@russellcampbell91983 жыл бұрын
Talk about jumping off the screen. Star quality.
@Iluvoldmovies9212 жыл бұрын
where can i find to watch this war movie?
@robertallen28325 жыл бұрын
You can find it here on YT.
@shamrockshore63084 жыл бұрын
I was expecting to see a 'metalised' glam-rock version.
@ishaanshsingh79418 жыл бұрын
What movie is this??
@Segalmed8 жыл бұрын
+ishaansh singh The Way to the Stars (1945) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_to_the_Stars