The Human Comedy (1943)
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
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Cast & Crew
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Homer Macauley -
Willie Grogan -
Tom Spangler -
Diana Steed -
Mrs. Macauley -
Mr. Macauley -
Marcus Macauley -
Bess Macauley -
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Mary Arena -
Tobey George -
Mrs. Sandoval -
Miss Hicks -
Charles Steed -
Mrs. Steed
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Director:
Clarence BrownWriters:
William Saroyan (from the story by), Howard Estabrook (screen play)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
As of November 2017, 100-year old Marsha Hunt (who plays Diana Steed) and Dwayne Hickman were the only surviving cast members.
Quotes
Librarian:
What are you boys looking for?
Lionel:
Books.
Librarian:
What books are you looking for?
Lionel:
All of them.
Librarian:
What do you want with them?
Lionel:
We wanna look at em.
Librarian:
Books are for reading.
Lionel:
Can't I just Look at em?
Librarian:
That's not what the public library is for boy, but you can look into ...
Goofs
Near the end of the film when Homer and his friends walk to the telegraph office Homer's tie is tied up short (the tail below the broad part of the tie) but when Homer enters the office and in the following scenes, the tie is tied correctly.
Alternate Versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.
Soundtracks
The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)(1933) (uncredited)
Written by Billy Hill
Sung a cappella by Barry Nelson, Don DeFore and Robert Mitchum
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Comedy | Drama | FamilyDetails
Release Date:
14 February 1944Language
English, Spanish
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Clarence Brown Ranch - Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USAUser Polls
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