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