It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Directed by
William Wyler
Lawrence Dobkin
Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
Ray Collins
Mr. Milton
Cathy O'Donnell
Wilma Cameron
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Ray Teal
Mr. Mollett
Charles Halton
Prew
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
Don Beddoe
Mr. Cameron
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson
Robert Karnes
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Virginia Mayo
Marie Derry
Lester Dorr
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Sidney Clute
Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Cameron
Stuart Holmes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Steve Cochran
Cliff Scully
Hoagy Carmichael
Butch Engle
Gladys George
Hortense Derry
Walter Baldwin
Mr. Parrish
Donald Kerr
Steve the Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Steese - Bank (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Minna Gombell
Mrs. Parrish
Wilbur Mack
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)
Ray Hyke
Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Customer (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
Jan Wiley
Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Erskine Sanford
Bullard
Howland Chamberlain
Thorpe
William Newell
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Customer (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
John Ince
Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
Pat Derry
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)
Amelita Ward
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Gene Krupa
Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean White
Novak
Carol Andrews
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Mary Arden
Miss Barbour (uncredited)
Mady Correll
Announcer (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
Victor Cutler
Woody Merrill
Peggy McIntyre
Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Marlene Aames
Luella Parrish
Michael Hall
Rob Stephenson
Jackie Jackson
A Boy (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames
Jackie (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Bert Conway
ATC Sergeant (uncredited)
Roy Darmour
Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)
Doris June Fesetta
Camera Girl (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Gillette
Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Georgia Kane
Singer (uncredited)
Alyn Lockwood
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Susan Mann
Announcer (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Mauree
Glamour Girl (uncredited)
Doreen McCann
A Girl (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Chef Milani
Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)