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Home from Home (1939)

Home from Home poster
Directed by
Herbert Smith
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets out of prison and tries to adjust to normal life. He has trouble fitting back into society and dealing with everyday challenges.

lightheartedquirkyearnestmildly humorousdownbeathopefulunderstatedbittersweet

What happens

Home from Home is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, Rene Ray and Peter Gawthorne. It follows a man who struggles to cope with life after being released from prison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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