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