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Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Virginia Mayo, and Teresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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The Best Years of Our Lives

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Director

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  • William Wyler
    William Wyler

Writers

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  • Robert E. Sherwood
    Robert E. Sherwood
    screen play
  • MacKinlay Kantor
    MacKinlay Kantor
    from a novel by (as Mackinlay Kantor)

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    Milly Stephenson
  • Fredric March
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    Al Stephenson
    (as Frederic March)
  • Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    Fred Derry
  • Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    Peggy Stephenson
  • Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    Marie Derry
  • Cathy O'Donnell
    Cathy O'Donnell
    Cathy O'Donnell
    Wilma Cameron
  • Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael
    Butch Engle
  • Harold Russell in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
    Harold Russell
    Harold Russell
    Homer Parrish
  • Gladys George
    Gladys George
    Gladys George
    Hortense Derry
  • Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    Pat Derry
  • Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    Mr. Milton
  • Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    Mrs. Parrish
  • Walter Baldwin, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and William Lanteau in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    Mr. Parrish
  • Steve Cochran in Highway 301 (1950)
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    Cliff
  • Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    Mrs. Cameron
  • Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    Mr. Cameron
  • Marlene Aames
    Marlene Aames
    Luella Parrish
  • Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    Prew
  • Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    Mr. Mollett
  • Howland Chamberlain in Force of Evil (1948)
    Howland Chamberlain
    Howland Chamberlain
    Thorpe
    (as Howland Chamberlin)
  • Dean White
    Dean White
    Novak
  • Erskine Sanford
    Erskine Sanford
    Erskine Sanford
    Bullard
  • Michael Hall
    Michael Hall
    Rob Stephenson
  • Victor Cutler
    Victor Cutler
    Victor Cutler
    Woody Merrill
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Nestor Amaral
    Nestor Amaral
    Guitar player in Samba band.
    (uncredited)
  • Jimmy Ames in The Addams Family (1964)
    Jimmy Ames
    Jimmy Ames
    Jackie
    (uncredited)
  • Carol Andrews in The Bullfighters (1945)
    Carol Andrews
    Carol Andrews
    Saleswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Arden
    Mary Arden
    Miss Barbour
    (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Bank Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Minister at Wedding
    (uncredited)
  • Sidney Clute in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Sidney Clute
    Sidney Clute
    Drugstore Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Coleman
    Tom Coleman
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    Hat Check Girl
    (uncredited)
  • James Conaty
    James Conaty
    Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Conway
    Bert Conway
    ATC Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • Clancy Cooper in Somewhere in the Night (1946)
    Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper
    Taxi Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Mady Correll
    Mady Correll
    Mady Correll
    Announcer
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Darmour
    Roy Darmour
    Parking Lot Attendant
    (uncredited)
  • Hal K. Dawson
    Hal K. Dawson
    Man at Airport
    (uncredited)
  • Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Bank Customer with Hat
    (uncredited)
  • Lester Dorr in "Rio Grande"
    Lester Dorr
    Lester Dorr
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    Doorman
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Earle
    Dick Earle
    Bank Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Earle
    Edward Earle
    Edward Earle
    Steese - Bank
    (uncredited)
  • Blake Edwards in Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
    Blake Edwards
    Blake Edwards
    Corporal at ATC Counter
    (uncredited)
  • "Big Moments from Little Pictures" Will Rogers, Billy Bletcher 1924 Hal Roach Studios
    Billy Engle
    Billy Engle
    Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Ben Erway
    Ben Erway
    Ben Erway
    Lou Latham - Bank
    (uncredited)
  • Doris June Fesetta
    Doris June Fesetta
    Camera Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    Salvage Foreman
    (uncredited)
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford in The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
    Tennessee Ernie Ford
    Tennessee Ernie Ford
    Nightclub
    /Hillbilly Singer
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Louise Franklin
    Louise Franklin
    Ladies' Room Attendant
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Gillette
    Harry Gillette
    Card Player at Lucia's
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Gordon in Black Magic (1944)
    Dick Gordon
    Dick Gordon
    Maitre d'Hotel
    (uncredited)
  • Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Bank Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Marion Gray
    Marion Gray
    Department Store Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    Diner Attendant at Lucia's
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Ray Hyke
    Ray Hyke
    Gus - Salvage Worker
    (uncredited)
  • John Ince
    John Ince
    John Ince
    Ryan - Bank Guard
    (uncredited)
  • Teddy Infuhr in They Live by Night (1948)
    Teddy Infuhr
    Teddy Infuhr
    Dexter - Brat in Drugstore
    (uncredited)
  • Jackie Jackson
    Jackie Jackson
    A Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Georgia Kane
    Georgia Kane
    Singer
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Karnes
    Robert Karnes
    Robert Karnes
    Technical Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. Kemp in The Untouchables (1959)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Donald Kerr
    Donald Kerr
    Steve the Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Gene Krupa in Glamour Girl (1948)
    Gene Krupa
    Gene Krupa
    Musician - Drum Solo
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda Leopold
    Ethelreda Leopold
    Ethelreda Leopold
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Alyn Lockwood
    Alyn Lockwood
    Counter Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Man at Airport
    (uncredited)
  • Susan Mann
    Susan Mann
    Announcer
    (uncredited)
  • Thomas Martin
    Thomas Martin
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Mauree
    Michael Mauree
    Glamour Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Doreen McCann
    Doreen McCann
    A Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Peggy McIntire
    Peggy McIntire
    Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Meeker
    Russell Meeker
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Chef Milani
    Chef Milani
    Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Wealthy Man at Nightclub
    (uncredited)
  • Ernesto Molinari
    Ernesto Molinari
    Card Player
    (uncredited)
  • William Newell in The Major and the Minor (1942)
    William Newell
    William Newell
    Waiter at Bank Dinner
    (uncredited)
  • Georgie Nokes
    Georgie Nokes
    One of Luella's Little Playmates
    (uncredited)
  • William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    Nightclub Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Palma
    Joe Palma
    Card Player
    (uncredited)
  • Leo Penn
    Leo Penn
    ATC Corporal
    (uncredited)
  • Caleb Peterson
    Caleb Peterson
    Black Soldier at Airfield
    (uncredited)
  • Norman Phillips Jr. in Sidewalks of New York (1931)
    Norman Phillips Jr.
    Norman Phillips Jr.
    Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Rice
    Jack Rice
    Jack Rice
    Apartment Desk Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Ridgway in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Girl at Table with Cliff
    (uncredited)
  • Mickey Roth
    Mickey Roth
    Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene
    (uncredited)
  • Loretta Russell in Desperate Cargo (1941)
    Loretta Russell
    Loretta Russell
    Bank Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Ruth Sanderson
    Ruth Sanderson
    Mrs. Garrett
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    George H. Gibbons
    (uncredited)
  • Noreen Sayles
    Noreen Sayles
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Stephen Soldi
    Stephen Soldi
    Stephen Soldi
    Card Player
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Man at Airport
    /Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • John Tyrrell
    John Tyrrell
    John Tyrrell
    Angus - Butch's Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Amelita Ward
    Amelita Ward
    Amelita Ward
    Counter Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Jan Wiley in Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
    Jan Wiley
    Jan Wiley
    Perfume Saleswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Marek Windheim
    Marek Windheim
    Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant
    (uncredited)
  • Catherine Wyler
    Catherine Wyler
    Department Store Customer
    (uncredited)
  • Judy Wyler
    Judy Wyler
    Department Store Customer
    (uncredited)
  • William Wyler
    William Wyler
    William Wyler
    Cameo - Drug Store customer
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn
    producer
  • Lester Koenig
    Lester Koenig
    associate producer (uncredited)

Composer

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  • Hugo Friedhofer
    Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematographer

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  • Gregg Toland
    Gregg Toland
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Daniel Mandell
    Daniel Mandell

Art Directors

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  • Perry Ferguson
    Perry Ferguson
  • George Jenkins
    George Jenkins

Set Decorator

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  • Julia Heron
    Julia Heron
    set decorations

Costume Designer

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  • Irene Sharaff
    Irene Sharaff
    (as Sharaff)

Makeup Department

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  • Marie Clark
    Marie Clark
    hair stylist
  • Robert Stephanoff
    Robert Stephanoff
    makeup

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Jonathan C. Boyle
    Jonathan C. Boyle
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Dorothea Holt
    Dorothea Holt
    illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Richard DeWeese
    Richard DeWeese
    sound recorder
  • Larry Gannon
    Larry Gannon
    sound (uncredited)
  • Gordon Sawyer
    Gordon Sawyer
    supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects

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  • John P. Fulton
    John P. Fulton
    special effects director (uncredited)
  • Harry Redmond Sr.
    Harry Redmond Sr.
    special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Eddie Garvin
    Eddie Garvin
    assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Ralph Hoge
    Ralph Hoge
    key grip (uncredited)
  • E. Truman Joiner
    E. Truman Joiner
    key grip (uncredited)
  • Vic Jones
    Vic Jones
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Paul Mantz
    Paul Mantz
    aerial director of photography (uncredited)
  • Bill McLellan
    Bill McLellan
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Bert Shipman
    Bert Shipman
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Charles Straumer
    Charles Straumer
    camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Eugene Joseff
    Eugene Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Emil Newman
    Emil Newman
    musical director
  • Sidney Cutner
    Sidney Cutner
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Louis Kaufman
    Louis Kaufman
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • Jerome Moross
    Jerome Moross
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Edward B. Powell
    Edward B. Powell
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Leo Shuken
    Leo Shuken
    orchestrator (uncredited)

Voice Actors - Dubbing

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  • Claude Bertrand
    Claude Bertrand
    Hoagy Carmichael (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Jean Brochard
    Jean Brochard
    Pat Flaherty (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Yvon Cazeneuve
    Yvon Cazeneuve
    Bert Conway (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Jean Clarieux
    Jean Clarieux
    Harold Russell (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Robert Dalban
    Robert Dalban
    Dana Andrews (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Maurice Dorléac
    Maurice Dorléac
    Howland Chamberlain (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Henri Ebstein
    Henri Ebstein
    Charles Halton (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Camille Fournier
    Camille Fournier
    Myrna Loy (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Richard Francoeur
    Richard Francoeur
    Harry Cheshire & Walter Baldwin (French (France)) (uncredited)
  • Marcelle Lajeunesse
    Marcelle Lajeunesse
    Teresa Wright (French (France)) (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn
    presenter
  • Sandro Ruffini
    Sandro Ruffini
    italian voice dubbing: (uncredited)
  • Dale Tate
    Dale Tate
    title designer (uncredited)
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