An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.
Lew Marsh
Don Ameche
Agnes Marsh
Frances Dee
Edward "Gramp" Marsh
Harry Carey
Lenore Prentiss
Ann Rutherford
Gretchen Barry
Cara Williams
Rusty Marsh
Richard Crane
Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
Harry Morgan
Judge Colvin
Minor Watson
Peter Orcutt
Dickie Moore
Reverend Wood (uncredited)
Richard Abbott
Tod (uncredited)
Jackie Averill
Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Clerk (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Teacher (uncredited)
Marjorie Cooley
Mrs. Schneider (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Charles Clayton (uncredited)
John Dilson
Jackie (uncredited)
Ned Dobson Jr.
Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Joe (uncredited)
Elvin Field
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Reed Hadley
Lenore Prentiss, age 12 (uncredited)
Darla Hood
Shep Wayne (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Dr. Hammond (uncredited)
Pass Le Noir
Arch (uncredited)
Terry Masengale
Bud (uncredited)
Edwin Mills
Mr. Prentiss (uncredited)
Matt Moore
Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited)
Roseanne Murray
Chris (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Rusty, age 5 (uncredited)
Larry Olsen
Father Case (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
Mrs. Prentiss' Daughter (uncredited)
June Preston
Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited)
Aileen Pringle
Sally Pierce (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
Everett Moore (uncredited)
James J. Smith
Sam Watson (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson
Mr. MacMurray (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
Mayor (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Sam Kendall (uncredited)
Bernard Thomas
Andy Jacobson (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Bill Beecher (uncredited)
William Weber
Pop Schmidt (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
Rusty, ages 12 to 16 (uncredited)
James West
Old Ben (uncredited)
Leigh Whipper
Emmy (uncredited)
Mary Wickes
Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Natalie Wood