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When Willie Comes Marching Home
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6.9When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.
Released: 1950-02-1782 minDir: John FordComedy, War
Cast
- Dan Dailey as William 'Bill' Kluggs
- Corinne Calvet as Yvonne Le Tete
- Colleen Townsend as Marjorie 'Marge' Fettles
- William Demarest as Herman Kluggs
- Jimmy Lydon as Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
- Lloyd Corrigan as Major Adams
Themes
- nazi
- church
- embarrasment
- b17 bomber
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Leopard
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
- Richard Sale
- Cast member
- Peter J. Ortiz
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Fred Kohlmar
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Leo Tover
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 589808
- Image
- When Willie Comes Marching Home title from trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (film)
- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- When Willie Comes Marching Home
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- William Travilla
- film editor
- James B. Clark
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
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