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When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

6,9 /10 (15 Votes)
1950 EN 82 min

Overview

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.

Release date

17/02/1950

Votes

15

Popularity

1.7

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

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

82 min

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey

William 'Bill' Kluggs

Corinne Calvet

Corinne Calvet

Yvonne Le Tete

Colleen Townsend

Colleen Townsend

Marjorie 'Marge' Fettles

William Demarest

William Demarest

Herman Kluggs

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Charles 'Charlie' Fettles

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Major Adams

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Gertrude Kluggs

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Lt. M.J. Hanley - Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Laughing Sergeant's Date (uncredited)

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Barman (uncredited)

Gregg Barton

Gregg Barton

Colonel (uncredited)

George Blagoi

George Blagoi

German Officer (uncredited)

William Bryant

William Bryant

B-17 Crew Member in Cockpit (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

American Legionnaire at Dance (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Russ Conway

Maj. J.A. White (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

Clyde Cook

Tarjack (uncredited)

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan

Soldier (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Officer at Party (uncredited)

James Flavin

James Flavin

Gen. Brevort (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Colonel J.W. Hollingsworth (uncredited)

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

General Chester Jans (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Fred Graham

Male Nurse in Hospital Corridor (uncredited)

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Laughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Mr. Fettles (uncredited)

No photo

Sam Harris

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Brig. Gen. Lamson (uncredited)

Robin Hughes

Robin Hughes

Marine Officer (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan

Gunner #1 (uncredited)

Larry Keating

Larry Keating

Gen. G. 'Larry' Reeding (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

'Butch' - Officer at Meeting (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Aide (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Churchgoer (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Gilby - Pharmacist (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

American Legionnaire at Dance (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Clara Fettles (uncredited)

John McGuire

John McGuire

Major L.T. Moore (uncredited)

David McMahon

David McMahon

Col. Ainsley (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

Louis Mercier

French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

French Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Robert Patten

Robert Patten

Corporal heckling Bill (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Sgt. Briggs - Instructor (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Gestapo Agent (uncredited)

Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Gen. Adams (uncredited)

No photo

Carol Savage

Auxiliary Air Force Woman (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

Mickey Simpson

Military Policeman Kerrigan (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Sergeant (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Joe - Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Gen. Merrill (uncredited)

No photo

Harlan Warde

Captain S. Robbins (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-05-17

⭐ 7

"Kluggs" (Dan Dailey) is constantly being berated by his father for living at home, even after he has joined up to fight in WWII. Despite his repeated protestations, he is told that he is just too valuable as a trainer to be sent into combat and so must stay put. Then, serendipity takes an hand, as he benefits from a bit of right place right time and is soon on a flight to the UK, and thence onto another over occupied territory. When that plane meets with a mishap, he finds himself immersed amongst a sceptical French resistance where "Yvonne" (Corinne Calvet) might be his only hope of salvatio…

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