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Release Date:
20 July 1944 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Great! . . . A Story So Warm . . . So Human . . . So Real . . . you'll wish it might never end! With seven great stars who were never greater! more
Plot:
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Jennifer Jones, a Hollywood life
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Jennifer Jones obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 20 December 2009, 9:33 AM, PST)

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Underrated and I disagree with other viewer's comments more (66 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Claudette Colbert ... Mrs. Anne Hilton

Jennifer Jones ... Jane Deborah Hilton
Joseph Cotten ... Lieutenant Tony Willett

Shirley Temple ... Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
Monty Woolley ... Colonel William G. Smollett

Lionel Barrymore ... Clergyman
Robert Walker ... Corporal William G. 'Bill' Smollett II

Hattie McDaniel ... Fidelia

Agnes Moorehead ... Mrs. Emily Hawkins

Alla Nazimova ... Zofia Koslowska (as Nazimova)
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden
Gordon Oliver ... Marine Officer Seeking Room
Keenan Wynn ... Lieutenant Solomon

Guy Madison ... Sailor Harold E. Smith
Craig Stevens ... Danny Williams
Lloyd Corrigan ... Mr. Mahoney - Grocer
Jackie Moran ... Johnny Mahoney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Adams ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams ... Nurse (uncredited)
Florence Allen ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Robert Anderson ... Patron at Bar (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon ... Black Couple's Son (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Train Station Gateman (uncredited)
Cecil Ballerino ... Patient at Potters Wheel (uncredited)
Dick Baron ... (uncredited)
Kirk Barron ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Warren Barr ... (uncredited)
Florence Bates ... Hungry Woman on Train (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon ... Page Boy (uncredited)
Lela Bliss ... Gabby Woman on Telephone at Train Station (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Johnny Bond ... AWOL Soldier in Train Station (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Man in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Warren Burr ... Serious Soldier (uncredited)
James Bush ... Man in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
James Carlisle ... Sugar's Officer Friend (uncredited)
George Chandler ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Robert Cherry ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Loudie Claar ... Young Mother (uncredited)
Wallis Clark ... Man at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Jimmy Clemons Jr. ... Boy Caroler (uncredited)

Dorothy Dandridge ... Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
William B. Davidson ... Taxpayer (uncredited)
Tom Dawson ... Tough Bronx Soldier (uncredited)
Dulcie Day ... Bit Role (uncredited)
John Derek ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Jane Devlin ... Gladys Brown (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds ... Elderly Woman on Train (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill ... Marine Lover (uncredited)
Mary Anne Durkin ... Frightened Girl at Dance (uncredited)
Paul Esberg ... Convalescent (uncredited)
Mrs. Roy Feldman ... Soldier's Grandmother (uncredited)

Rhonda Fleming ... Girl at Dance (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... High School Principal (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ... Patient in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Cindy Garner ... Sugar (uncredited)
Ann Gillis ... Becky Anderson - Class President (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman ... Short Private on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale ... Second Train Conductor (uncredited)

Eddie Hall ... Eager Sailor (uncredited)
Marilyn Hare ... Merchant Marine's Wife (uncredited)
Neila Hart ... (uncredited)
Harry Hayden ... First Train Conductor (uncredited)
Joyce Horne ... Swenson's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Betsy Howard ... Friend of Envious Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
Russell Hoyt ... One-Armed Sailor (uncredited)
Warren Hymer ... Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti (uncredited)
Earl Jacobs ... One-Armed Boy (uncredited)
John James ... Friendly Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)
Eilene Janssen ... Sergeant's Child in Train Station (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson ... Black Officer in Train Station (uncredited)
Janelle Johnson Dolenz ... (uncredited)
Verna Knopf ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
George Lloyd ... Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Peggy Maley ... Marine's Second Girl Friend (uncredited)
Dorothy Mann ... Marine's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell ... Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Andrew V. McLaglen ... Former Plowboy (uncredited)
Harlan Miller ... Military Policeman (uncredited)
Terry Moore ... Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
Neyle Morrow ... Soldier Grandson (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy ... Headwaiter at Steak House (uncredited)
Don Najarian ... Baby (uncredited)
Jon Najarian ... Baby (uncredited)
Martha Outlaw ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper ... Bowling Alley Pin Girl (uncredited)
Patricia Peters ... Tall WAC (uncredited)
Aileen Pringle ... Woman at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Ralph Reed ... Convalescent (uncredited)
Terry Revell ... Foreman (uncredited)
Addison Richards ... Major Sam Atkins (uncredited)
Ruth Roman ... Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited)
Eric Sinclair ... Voice in Convalescent Ward (voice) (uncredited)
Grady Sutton ... Soldier Hunting for Susie Fleming (uncredited)
Ruth Valmy ... Tony's Friend (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jill Warren ... Waitress (uncredited)
Steve Wayne ... Bearded Sailor (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon (uncredited)
James Westerfield ... Convalescent on Rehab Steps (uncredited)
Dick Whittington ... Soda - the Dog (uncredited)
Charles Williams ... Man in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Douglas Wood ... Man in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Richard C. Wood ... Convalescent (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Cromwell 
 
Writing credits
Margaret Buell Wilder (book "Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife")

Margaret Buell Wilder (adaptation)

David O. Selznick (screenplay)

Produced by
David O. Selznick .... producer
 
Original Music by
Max Steiner 
 
Cinematography by
Stanley Cortez 
Lee Garmes 
George Barnes (photographed by) (uncredited)
Robert Bruce (photographed by) (uncredited)
 
Film Editing by
John Faure (uncredited)
Arthur Fellows (uncredited)
Marsh Hendry (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
William L. Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Mark-Lee Kirk (settings) (as Mark Lee Kirk)
 
Makeup Department
Peggy Higgins .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Margaret Martin .... associate hair stylist (uncredited)
William Riddle .... associate makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Stephanoff .... makeup supervisor (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Fred Ahern .... production manager (uncredited)
John Burch .... unit manager (uncredited)
Richard Johnston .... production manager (uncredited)
Raymond A. Klune .... production manager (uncredited)
George Yohalem .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lowell J. Farrell .... assistant director
Edward F. Cline .... director: comedy sequences (uncredited)
Tay Garnett .... director: crowd sequences (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Victor A. Gangelin .... interior decorator
Robert Ashton .... draftsman (uncredited)
William Connor .... draftsman (uncredited)
Arden Cripe .... props (uncredited)
Harold Fenton .... construction superintendent (uncredited)
James Forney .... draperies (uncredited)
J. McMillan Johnson .... production artist (uncredited)
Roy McLaughlin .... greens (uncredited)
Frank Pereu .... draftsman (uncredited)
Frederick Robinson .... production artist (uncredited)
A. Leslie Thomas .... production artist (uncredited)
Fred Widdowson .... props (uncredited)
Alfred Ybarra .... chief draftsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Percy Townsend .... sound recordist
Charles L. Freeman .... sound editor (uncredited)
Arthur Johns .... sound re-recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jack Cosgrove .... special effects
Clarence Slifer .... special effects associate (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Marty Crail .... still photographer (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald .... camera operator (uncredited)
Kenneth Meade .... assistant camera (uncredited)
James Potevin .... chief electrician (uncredited)
Morris Rosen .... chief grip (uncredited)
Harvey L. Slocomb .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Webb .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Ruth Burch .... casting manager (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elmer Ellsworth .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Adele Sadler .... wardrobe associate (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Hal C. Kern .... supervising editor
James E. Newcom .... associate film editor
André De Toth .... montage (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Louis Forbes .... associate music director
H.R. Bishop .... music arranger: "There's No Place Like Home {Home, Sweet Home}" (uncredited)
Gil Grau .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jerome Moross .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alexander Tansman .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman .... music arranger: "Emperor Waltz" (uncredited)
Eugene Zador .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Barbara Keon .... production assistant
David O. Selznick .... presenter
Lt. Col. J.G. Taylor .... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. J.G. Taylor U.S. Army)
Jack Beaman .... technical advisor: Red Cross scenes (uncredited)
Ulrie Bell .... technical assistant: Office of War Information (uncredited)
A.J. Bolton .... technical assistant: U.S. Navy (uncredited)
William S. Cunningham .... technical assistant: Office of War Information (uncredited)
Tom Douglas .... consultant: Hilton house (uncredited)
Sarah Catherine Haney .... researcher (uncredited)
A. Joan O'Brien .... researcher (uncredited)
May E. Romm .... technical assistant (uncredited)
Lydia Schiller .... script girl (uncredited)
David O. Selznick .... fill-in director (uncredited)
Iris Taylor .... technical advisor: Red Cross scenes (uncredited)
Dr. Walter L. Treadway .... technical assistant: U.S. Public Health Service medical director (uncredited)
Charles Walters .... dance director (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:172 min | USA:130 min (1949 re-release) | 177 min (DVD version) | 172 min (copyright length)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At the time, the longest and most expensive Hollywood film since Selznick's own Gone with the Wind (1939). more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Colonel William G. Smollett introduces himself as such when he responds to the advertisement for an officer boarder, but is incorrectly called 'Colonel Smollie' by Bridget while tending the victory garden, and again at his birthday party with his cake having 'Colonel Smollie' written on it. more
Quotes:
Colonel William G. Smollett: Good morning. Mrs. Hilton, I presume?
Mrs. Anne Hilton: Yes.
Colonel William G. Smollett: May I be permitted to observe that this is the first house I've found in this godforsaken community that doesn't smell of cabbage.
Mrs. Anne Hilton: Well, it does sometimes.
Colonel William G. Smollett: I was given to understand at the office of the Purchasing Division, to which I have the misfortune to be attached, that you had a room for rent.
Mrs. Anne Hilton: Yes, but I specified an officer. You see, my husband -
Colonel William G. Smollett: My name is Smollett, William G., Colonel, United States Army, retired. Retired, I might add, by virtue of certain fatuous opinions held in the War Department which judge a man's usefulness neither by his experience nor his ability, but by the number of years since he was weaned.
Bridget 'Brig' Hilton: [dog growls and barks] Soda. Soda!
Colonel William G. Smollett: There was nothing in the information I was furnished, madam, which indicated that you had children and domestic pets.
Mrs. Anne Hilton: Well, I'm sorry, but they go with the house.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Airplane! (1980) more
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15 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Underrated and I disagree with other viewer's comments, 11 September 2003
Author: (Siblvane@yahoo.com) from san Francisco

I thought this film was nicely naturalistic rather than melodramatic- in that the naivete, sincerity and hopeful nature of people in the context of 1940s smalltown America was honestly portrayed by all of the principle actors. A pleasant counterpoint to "The Best Years of Our Lives"- yes, admittedly much more of a striving to be cheerful/optimistic bit of propaganda than "Best Years", but similar in tone nonetheless. I also recommend this film for the intriguing casting of Robert Walker (best known as psychopath Bruno Antony in Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train") as Jennifer Jones' somewhat wishy washy yet ultimately tragic boyfriend- the infamous scene where Jones tearfully bids him farewell as his battlefield destined train departs is classic. Genuinely emotional. Not one of the all time best movies I have ever seen, but certainly worth a watch. Probably of interest to Shirley Temple fans, too, as it is one of her 'young adult' roles.

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