When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Genre
- comedy film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man from a small town tries to join the fight in World War II but keeps getting stuck with training duties instead of combat. His misadventures lead to comedic situations as he tries to prove himself.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulnostalgicupbeatgentlecomic
What happens
When Willie Comes Marching Home is a 1950 World War II comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Dan Dailey and Corinne Calvet. It is based on the 1945 short story "When Leo Comes Marching Home" by Sy Gomberg, who received a nomination for Best Motion Picture Story at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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