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
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson
Ray Collins
Mr. Milton
Ray Teal
Mr. Mollett
Lawrence Dobkin
Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Mr. Cameron
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Virginia Mayo
Marie Derry
Lester Dorr
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
Robert Karnes
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Steve Cochran
Cliff Scully
Cathy O'Donnell
Wilma Cameron
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Steve the Bartender (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Cameron
Ralph Sanford
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Prew
Bert Stevens
Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gladys George
Hortense Derry
Wilbur Mack
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Minna Gombell
Mrs. Parrish
Stuart Holmes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Steese - Bank (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
Erskine Sanford
Bullard
Kenner G. Kemp
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Jan Wiley
Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
Pat Derry
William Newell
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Doorman (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Customer (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Mr. Parrish
Howland Chamberlain
Thorpe
Billy Engle
Customer (uncredited)
Hoagy Carmichael
Butch Engle
John Ince
Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
Amelita Ward
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Mady Correll
Announcer (uncredited)
Gene Krupa
Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victor Cutler
Woody Merrill
Ray Hyke
Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)
Carol Andrews
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Dean White
Novak
Peggy McIntyre
Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Mary Arden
Miss Barbour (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
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)
Sidney Clute
Drugstore Clerk (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)