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About
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.
Theatrical
Mar 2, 1943
Box Office
$3.9M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
3.9x
Director
Writers
Producer
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Expressions of Love and Uncertainty
Tom Spangler
What d'ya want me to come to dinner for?
Diana Steed
Because I love you darling.
Tom Spangler
Every time you start that kinda talk, I wanna duck.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Different Perspectives on Rain
Mary Arena
We call it "liquid sunshine".
Quentin Gilford
Well , in Texas, it's rain.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Mickey Rooney
Homer Macauley
F
Frank Morgan
Willie Grogan
J
James Craig
Tom Spangler
M
Marsha Hunt
Diana Steed
F
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Macauley
R
Ray Collins
Mr. Macauley
V
Van Johnson
Marcus Macauley
D
Donna Reed
Bess Macauley
J
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Ulysses Macauley
D
Dorothy Morris
Mary Arena
J
John Craven
Tobey George
A
Ann Ayars
Mrs. Sandoval
M
Mary Nash
Miss Hicks
H
Henry O'Neill
Charles Steed
K
Katharine Alexander
Mrs. Steed
A
Alan Baxter
Brad Stickman
D
Darryl Hickman
Lionel
B
Barry Nelson
Fat
R
Rita Quigley
Helen Elliot
C
Clem Bevans
Henderson
