When Willie Comes Marching Home

"His story is taken from Government films ... because they didn't want it !"

Feb 1 1950 Approved 1h 22m
Comedy, War

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Sy Gomberg, Richard Sale, Mary Loos

Directed by

John Ford

Cast

Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet, Colleen Townsend

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
876
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA