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.
Fred Derry
Dana Andrews
Al Stephenson
Fredric March
Homer Parrish
Harold Russell
Peggy Stephenson
Teresa Wright
Milly Stephenson
Myrna Loy
Wilma Cameron
Cathy O'Donnell
Marie Derry
Virginia Mayo
Butch Engle
Hoagy Carmichael
Hortense Derry
Gladys George
Pat Derry
Roman Bohnen
Mr. Milton
Ray Collins
Mrs. Parrish
Minna Gombell
Mr. Parrish
Walter Baldwin
Cliff Scully
Steve Cochran
Mrs. Cameron
Dorothy Adams
Mr. Cameron
Don Beddoe
Luella Parrish
Marlene Aames
Prew
Charles Halton
Mr. Mollett
Ray Teal
Thorpe
Howland Chamberlain
Novak
Dean White
Bullard
Erskine Sanford
Rob Stephenson
Michael Hall
Woody Merrill
Victor Cutler
Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
A Boy (uncredited)
Jackie Jackson
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Jackie (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Carol Andrews
Miss Barbour (uncredited)
Mary Arden
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Sidney Clute
Waiter (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
James Conaty
Customer (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
ATC Sergeant (uncredited)
Bert Conway
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Announcer (uncredited)
Mady Correll
Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
Roy Darmour
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Doorman (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Steese - Bank (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Customer (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Camera Girl (uncredited)
Doris June Fesetta
Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)
Harry Gillette
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)
Ray Hyke
Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
John Ince
Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Singer (uncredited)
Georgia Kane
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Steve the Bartender (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gene Krupa
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Alyn Lockwood
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Announcer (uncredited)
Susan Mann
Waiter (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Glamour Girl (uncredited)
Michael Mauree
A Girl (uncredited)
Doreen McCann
Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Peggy McIntyre
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Chef Milani
Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Card Player (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
William Newell
One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes
Card Player (uncredited)
Joe Palma
ATC Corporal (uncredited)
Leo Penn
Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)
Caleb Peterson
Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr.
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Mickey Roth
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)
Ruth Sanderson
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Girl (uncredited)
Noreen Sayles
Card Player (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Amelita Ward
Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)
Jan Wiley
Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Catherine Wyler
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Judy Wyler
Drug Store customer (uncredited)
William Wyler
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Dick Gordon