The Best Years of Our Lives
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.
Cast
Dana Andrews
Fred DerryFredric March
Al StephensonHarold Russell
Homer ParrishTeresa Wright
Peggy StephensonMyrna Loy
Milly StephensonCathy O'Donnell
Wilma CameronVirginia Mayo
Marie DerryHoagy Carmichael
Butch EngleGladys George
Hortense DerryRoman Bohnen
Pat DerryRay Collins
Mr. MiltonMinna Gombell
Mrs. ParrishWalter Baldwin
Mr. ParrishSteve Cochran
Cliff ScullyDorothy Adams
Mrs. CameronDon Beddoe
Mr. CameronCharles Halton
PrewRay Teal
Mr. MollettHowland Chamberlain
ThorpeDean White
NovakErskine Sanford
BullardVictor Cutler
Woody MerrillClaire Du Brey
Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)Pat Flaherty
Salvage Foreman (uncredited)William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)Bert Stevens
Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)Carol Andrews
Saleswoman (uncredited)Mary Arden
Miss Barbour (uncredited)Gertrude Astor
Wedding Guest (uncredited)Edward Biby
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)Harry Cheshire
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)Joyce Compton
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)Heinie Conklin
Customer (uncredited)Clancy Cooper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)Mady Correll
Announcer (uncredited)Hal K. Dawson
Man at Airport (uncredited)Lawrence Dobkin
Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)Lester Dorr
Bar Patron (uncredited)Tom Dugan
Doorman (uncredited)Edward Earle
Steese - Bank (uncredited)Tennessee Ernie Ford
Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)Herschel Graham
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)Earle Hodgins
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)Stuart Holmes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)John Ince
Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)Teddy Infuhr
Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)Robert Karnes
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)Kenner G. Kemp
Dinner Guest (uncredited)Donald Kerr
Steve the Bartender (uncredited)Gene Krupa
Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)Ethelreda Leopold
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Wilbur Mack
Man at Airport (uncredited)Peggy McIntyre
Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)Harold Miller
Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)William Newell
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)Jack Rice
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)Suzanne Ridgway
Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)Loretta Russell
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)Ralph Sanford
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)John Tyrrell
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)Amelita Ward
Counter Girl (uncredited)Jan Wiley
Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)Marek Windheim
Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)William Wyler
Drug Store customer (uncredited)Dick Gordon
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)Images
Videos
Warner Archive Trailer
Homer's Homecoming
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