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The Best Years of Our Lives

7.8 171 mins Drama   Romance   War   1946
The Samuel Goldwyn Company  
Director(s): William Wyler

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.

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Dana Andrews

as Fred Derry

Fredric March

as Al Stephenson

Harold Russell

as Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright

as Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy

as Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell

as Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo

as Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael

as Butch Engle

Gladys George

as Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen

as Pat Derry

Ray Collins

as Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell

as Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin

as Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran

as Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams

as Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe

as Mr. Cameron

Marlene Aames

as Luella Parrish

Charles Halton

as Prew

Ray Teal

as Mr. Mollett

Dean White

as Novak

Erskine Sanford

as Bullard

Michael Hall

as Rob Stephenson

Victor Cutler

as Woody Merrill

Claire Du Brey

as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson

as A Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Marion Gray

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy Ames

as Jackie (uncredited)

Carol Andrews

as Saleswoman (uncredited)

Mary Arden

as Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

as Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Waiter (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Customer (uncredited)

Bert Conway

as ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mady Correll

as Announcer (uncredited)

Roy Darmour

as Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

as Man at Airport (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

as Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

as Doorman (uncredited)

Dick Earle

as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Edward Earle

as Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Blake Edwards

as Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

Billy Engle

as Customer (uncredited)

Ben Erway

as Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

Doris June Fesetta

as Camera Girl (uncredited)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

as Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Harry Gillette

as Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

as Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

John Ince

as Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

as Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Georgia Kane

as Singer (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Gene Krupa

as Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Alyn Lockwood

as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Man at Airport (uncredited)

Susan Mann

as Announcer (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Mauree

as Glamour Girl (uncredited)

Doreen McCann

as A Girl (uncredited)

Peggy McIntyre

as Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Chef Milani

as Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

as Card Player (uncredited)

William Newell

as Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

Georgie Nokes

as One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

Joe Palma

as Card Player (uncredited)

Leo Penn

as ATC Corporal (uncredited)

Caleb Peterson

as Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

Norman Phillips Jr.

as Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

Jack Rice

as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Mickey Roth

as Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Ruth Sanderson

as Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Noreen Sayles

as Girl (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

as Card Player (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

as Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

Amelita Ward

as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Jan Wiley

as Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

as Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

Catherine Wyler

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Judy Wyler

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

William Wyler

as Drug Store customer (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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