The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

1946-12-25

(US) •

Drama,

Romance,

War

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

7.8/10

User

Score

Overview

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

Movie Cast

The Best Years of Our Lives

Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

The Best Years of Our Lives

Fredric March

Al Stephenson

The Best Years of Our Lives

Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

The Best Years of Our Lives

Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

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Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

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Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

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Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

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Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

The Best Years of Our Lives

Gladys George

Hortense Derry

The Best Years of Our Lives

Roman Bohnen

Pat Derry

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Ray Collins

Mr. Milton

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Minna Gombell

Mrs. Parrish

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Walter Baldwin

Mr. Parrish

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Steve Cochran

Cliff Scully

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Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Cameron

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Don Beddoe

Mr. Cameron

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Marlene Aames

Luella Parrish

The Best Years of Our Lives

Charles Halton

Prew

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Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

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Howland Chamberlain

Thorpe

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Dean White

Novak

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Erskine Sanford

Bullard

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Michael Hall

Rob Stephenson

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Victor Cutler

Woody Merrill

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Claire Du Brey

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

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Jackie Jackson

A Boy (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Ames

Jackie (uncredited)

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Carol Andrews

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Mary Arden

Miss Barbour (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Cheshire

Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

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Sidney Clute

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Waiter (uncredited)

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Joyce Compton

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Heinie Conklin

Customer (uncredited)

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Bert Conway

ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Mady Correll

Announcer (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Roy Darmour

Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

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Hal K. Dawson

Man at Airport (uncredited)

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Lawrence Dobkin

Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Dugan

Doorman (uncredited)

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Dick Earle

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Earle

Steese - Bank (uncredited)

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Blake Edwards

Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

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Billy Engle

Customer (uncredited)

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Ben Erway

Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

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Doris June Fesetta

Camera Girl (uncredited)

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Tennessee Ernie Ford

Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

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Louise Franklin

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

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Harry Gillette

Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Ray Hyke

Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

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John Ince

Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Teddy Infuhr

Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

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Georgia Kane

Singer (uncredited)

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Robert Karnes

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

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Gene Krupa

Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Alyn Lockwood

Counter Girl (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Man at Airport (uncredited)

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Susan Mann

Announcer (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Michael Mauree

Glamour Girl (uncredited)

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Doreen McCann

A Girl (uncredited)

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Peggy McIntyre

Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Chef Milani

Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Card Player (uncredited)

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William Newell

Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

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Georgie Nokes

One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

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Joe Palma

Card Player (uncredited)

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Leo Penn

ATC Corporal (uncredited)

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Caleb Peterson

Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

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Norman Phillips Jr.

Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Jack Rice

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

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Mickey Roth

Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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Loretta Russell

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Ruth Sanderson

Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

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Noreen Sayles

Girl (uncredited)

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Stephen Soldi

Card Player (uncredited)

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John Tyrrell

Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

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Amelita Ward

Counter Girl (uncredited)

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Jan Wiley

Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Marek Windheim

Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

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Catherine Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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Judy Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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William Wyler

Drug Store customer (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)