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