Agnes Moorehead, Claudette Colbert, Craig Stevens

A three-hour weepy extraordinaire, this 1944 offering from producer David O. Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay) was a tribute to all the families who stayed behind while their men went off to fi...( read more  read more... )ght in World War II. Claudette Colbert is the mother of daughters Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple; first seen coming home after dropping her war-bound husband at the train, she becomes the model of courage and strength on the homefront. The plot has a Saturday Evening Post feel today, as it follows the family's day-to-day life and struggles, whether with a crotchety boarder (a delightfully starchy Monty Woolley) or oldest daughter Jones's doomed romance with departing serviceman Robert Walker. They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. Nominated for a fistful of Oscars, it took only one, for its musical scoring. --Marshall Fine

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Unrated, 177 min.

Directed by: John Cromwell

Release Date: July 20, 1944

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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004

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  • February 3, 2009
    Nice 40's drama reflecting the "war at home" during the height of WWII. Superb performances from Claudette Colbert and Lionel Barrymore. The knock on this one is it's length (three hours!) and it's occasionally forced sentimentality.
  • December 9, 2008
    A gorgeous looking film with a all-star cast.Its about the everyday lives of a mother and her two daughters on the home front during WWII while all the men are away. It's sappy at times, but it has the Selznick touch and is quite enjoyable. Joesph Cotton has a supporting role in...( read more) this film, as a old family friend, and every scene he is in is pure gold. It also has the famous scene that is parodied in Airplane! of the young girl chasing the train(plane) saying goodbye to her army boyfriend running into towers and receiving a watch that doesn't work. Not as good as Best years Of Our Lives or Mrs. Miniver, but worth a look if you enjoy WWII chick flixs.
  • July 25, 2009
    Saw it before and really love her movies
  • June 18, 2009
    No more of these movies for me.
  • June 10, 2009
    Sweet movie even if it was full of war propaganda.
  • April 9, 2009
    I like B&W movies, and this one was good, despite it is 3 hours long.
  • August 9, 2008
    excellent movie about life during WWII sad but oh so good!
  • July 11, 2008
    nominated for best picture at the oscars

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