The Human Comedy (1943)
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Director:
Clarence Brown
Writer:
Howard Estabrook
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Mickey Rooney as Homer Macauley |
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Frank Morgan as Willie Grogan |
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James Craig as Tom Spangler |
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Marsha Hunt as Diana Steed |
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Fay Bainter as Mrs. Macauley |
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Ray Collins as Mr. Macauley |
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Van Johnson as Marcus Macauley |
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Donna Reed as Bess Macauley |
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Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins as Ulysses Macauley |
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Dorothy Morris as Mary Arena |
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John Craven as Tobey George |
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Ann Ayars as Mrs. Sandoval |
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Mary Nash as Miss Hicks |
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Henry O'Neill as Charles Steed |
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Katharine Alexander as Mrs. Steed |
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Alan Baxter as Brad Stickman |
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Darryl Hickman as Lionel |
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Barry Nelson as Fat |
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Rita Quigley as Helen Elliot |
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Clem Bevans as Henderson |
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Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Librarian |
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Hobart Cavanaugh as Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
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Wallis Clark as School Principal (uncredited) |
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Don DeFore as Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Mr. Blenton (uncredited) |
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David Holt as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited) |
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Frank Jenks as Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited) |
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Darwood Kaye as Gang Member (uncredited) |
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Robert Mitchum as Quentin Gilford (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Carl Switzer as Auggie (uncredited) |
| Directing | Clarence Brown | Director |
| Writing | William Saroyan | Theatre Play |
| Writing | William Saroyan | Story |
| Writing | Howard Estabrook | Screenplay |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Crew | Ernst Matray | Other |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hugh Hunt | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Production | Clarence Brown | Producer |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Writer |