Homecoming (1948)
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69% of users liked it
(765 ratings)
When Homecoming was first released in 1948, some observers felt that Clark Gable's unusually sensitive performance was based on his own memories of losing his wife Carole Lombard in a 1942 plane crash. Intriguingly, Gable's Homecoming co-star is Lana Turner, with whom it was rumored that he… More When Homecoming was first released in 1948, some observers felt that Clark Gable's unusually sensitive performance was based on his own memories of losing his wife Carole Lombard in a 1942 plane crash. Intriguingly, Gable's Homecoming co-star is Lana Turner, with whom it was rumored that he was having an affair at the time of Lombard's death. Told in flashback, the story concerns the romance of war-time army surgeon Ulysses Delby Johnson (Gable) and Red Cross nurse Lt. Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Turner). Though married, Johnson cannot help to be drawn to Jane as they slog through the hellish battlegrounds of Italy and France. As the war draws to a close, Johnson is faced with a dilemma: how can he find happiness with Jane without bringing misery to his beloved wife Penny (Anne Baxter). As it turns out, Fate intervenes to solve Johnson's problem. Though well-acted and directed, Homecoming is just too thin to be spread out over 12 reels. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy, Mervyn Le Roy
- Written By
- Paul Osborn, Jan Lustig
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 29, 1948 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A serviceable MGM star-vehicle for Clark Gable and Lana Turner.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
World War II romance between Clark Gable and Lana Turner that tries to lighten up a dreary drama.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Ulysses Delby Johnson
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Lana Turner
as Lt. Jane "Snapshot" McCall
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Anne Baxter
as Penny Johnson
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John Hodiak
as Dr. Robert Sunday
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Ray Collins
as Lt. Col. Avory Silver
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Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Kirby
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Cameron Mitchell
as Monkevickz
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Marshall Thompson
as Sgt. McKeen
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Lurene Tuttle
as Miss Stoker
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Jessie Grayson
as Sarah
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Eloise Hardt
as Nurse
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Art Baker
as Williams
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Gregg Barton
as Captain
- Honor Blackman
- Francine Bordeaux
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Nina Borget
as Newswoman
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Thomas E. Breen
as Young Man
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James Bush
as Instructor
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Wally Cassell
as Patient
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Wheaton Chambers
as Doctor
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Dorothy Christy
as Guest
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David Clarke
as Sergeant
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Mme. Louise Colombet
as Frenchwoman
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Edwin Cooper
as Head Surgeon
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Jeff Corey
as Cigarette Smoker
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Joseph Crehan
as Col. Morgan
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Leslie Denison
as British Colonel
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Vernon P. Downing
as British Soldier
- Mimi Doyle
- Mary Jo Ellis
- William Forrest
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J. Louis Johnson
as Sol
- Virginia Kelly
- Michael Kirby
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Jeanne Lafayette
as Girl
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Nolan Leary
as Doctor
- Queenie Leonard
- Alphonse Martell
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Frank Mayo
as Doctor
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Charles Meredith
as Major
- Ralph Montgomery
- Bert Moorhouse
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Anne Nagel
as Guest
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David Newell
as Surgeon
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Jay Norris
as Officer
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Arthur O'Connell
as Driver
- Broderick O'Farrell
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Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton
as Orderly
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Albert Pollet
as Waiter
- George Sherwood
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Lew Smith
as Corpsman
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Arthur Space
as Col. Norton
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Geraldine Wall
as Head Nurse
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Frank Arnold
as Maitre d'Hotel
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Alan Hale Jr.
as M.P.
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William Tannen
as Attendant
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Ted Offenbecker
as Clerk
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Phil Dunham
as Elevator Operator
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John Albright
as Corpsman
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Jerry Jerome
as Lieutenant
- Fern Eggen
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Kay Mansfield
as Mrs. Lovette
- Dan Quigg
- James Taggart
- Roger Moore
- Anne Bancroft
