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A poignant portrait of American small-time life during World War II, with Mickey Rooney as the telegram delivery boy who learns about life from those touched, for better or worse, by wartime events.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, War, Historical, History, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, Oscar Best Actor Nominee, World War 2

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1943) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Mickey Rooney	.... Homer Macauley
Frank Morgan	.... Willie Grogan
James Craig	.... Tom Spangler
Marsha Hunt	.... Diana Steed
Fay Bainter	.... Mrs. Macauley
Ray Collins	.... Mr. Macauley

Supporting Cast:

Van Johnson	.... Marcus Macauley
Donna Reed	.... Bess Macauley
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins	.... Ulysses Macauley
Dorothy Morris	.... Mary Arena
John Craven	.... Tobey George
Anne Ayars	.... Mrs. Rose Sandoval
Mary Nash	.... Miss Hicks
Henry O'Neill	.... Charles Steed
Katharine Alexander	.... Mrs. Steed

Directors:

Clarence Brown