When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
His story is taken from Government films ... because they didn't want it !
82 min
When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.
- Release date
- February 17, 1950
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Dan Dailey as William 'Bill' Kluggs
- Corinne Calvet as Yvonne Le Tete
- Colleen Townsend as Marjorie 'Marge' Fettles
- William Demarest as Herman Kluggs
- Jimmy Lydon as Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
- Lloyd Corrigan as Maj. Adams
- Evelyn Varden as Mrs. Gertrude Kluggs
- John Mitchum as Schreves
- Paul Picerni as Kerrigan
- Luis Alberni as Barman
Crew
- John Ford · Director
- Sy Gomberg · Writer
- Richard Sale · Writer
- Mary Loos · Writer
- Fred Kohlmar · Producer
- Alfred Newman · Composer
- Leo Tover · Cinematographer
- James B. Clark · Editor