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When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

APPROVED 82 min  -  Comedy | War  -   February 1950 (USA)
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Willie Kluggs enters the service with hopes of going overseas, but his uncanny marksmanship keeps him at home as a shooting instructor... much to his embarrassment.

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Sy Gomberg (story), Richard Sale, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet and Colleen Townsend
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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 (as James Lydon)
Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan ...
Maj. Adams
Evelyn Varden Evelyn Varden ...
Mrs. Gertrude Kluggs
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Mitchum ...
Schreves (scenes deleted)
Paul Picerni ...
Kerrigan (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

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. Written by David Gibson <djg6@ukc.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Embarrassment | France | Ostracism | World War Two | Humiliation  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

O Azar de Um Valente See more »

Filming Locations:

Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

June Haver declined to play the role of Marge Fettles. In response, Twentieth Century-Fox placed Miss Haver on suspension. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Willie goes in to see Col. Butterworth about a transfer in the late evening, and when he goes into the office, rear projection shows it's daylight outside. See more »

Quotes

Yvonne Le Tete: You don't feel so good, Willie, do you?
William 'Bill' Kluggs: Yeah, I don't feel so good!
Yvonne Le Tete: Mal-de-tete?
William 'Bill' Kluggs: Yeah, and I got a headache too!
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Connections

Referenced in MASH (1970) See more »

Soundtracks

"You're in the Army Now"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played by the American Legion Band
Played often as background See more »