The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
Release: 1946-12-25
·Runtime: 171m
·★ 7.8
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Earle Hodgins
as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Ray Hyke
as Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Edward Earle
as Steese - Bank (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
as Mrs. Cameron
Billy Engle
as Customer (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Cochran
as Cliff Scully
Dana Andrews
as Fred Derry
Myrna Loy
as Milly Stephenson
Hoagy Carmichael
as Butch Engle
Marek Windheim
as Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
William Wyler
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Virginia Mayo
as Marie Derry
Minna Gombell
as Mrs. Parrish
Fredric March
as Al Stephenson
Cathy O'Donnell
as Wilma Cameron
Erskine Sanford
as Bullard
Claire Du Brey
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
as Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Victor Cutler
as Woody Merrill
Carol Andrews
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
as Mr. Cameron
Charles Halton
as Prew
Bert Stevens
as Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Gladys George
as Hortense Derry
John Ince
as Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
as Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
as Thorpe
Pat Flaherty
as Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
Sidney Clute
as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Amelita Ward
as Counter Girl (uncredited)
Teresa Wright
as Peggy Stephenson
Heinie Conklin
as Customer (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
as Doorman (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Steve the Bartender (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
as Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tennessee Ernie Ford
as Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)
Gene Krupa
as Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harold Russell
as Homer Parrish
Peggy McIntyre
as Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Mr. Parrish
Ray Teal
as Mr. Mollett
William H. O'Brien
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Arden
as Miss Barbour (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Ray Collins
as Mr. Milton
Mady Correll
as Announcer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
as Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)
William Newell
as Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
as Pat Derry
Dean White
as Novak
Joyce Compton
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
