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69% Critic Match
When Willie Comes Marching Home
“His story is taken from Government films ... because they didn't want it !”
6.9 / 10• 1950• 1h 22m•NR• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
When 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.
Cast & Crew
Dan Dailey
William 'Bill' Kluggs
Lead
Corinne Calvet
Yvonne Le Tete
Colleen Townsend
Marjorie 'Marge' Fettles
William Demarest
Herman Kluggs
Jimmy Lydon
Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
Lloyd Corrigan
Major Adams
Evelyn Varden
Gertrude Kluggs
Whit Bissell
Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. When Willie Comes Marching Home is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
