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