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Since You Went Away

  • 19441944
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 57m
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7.5/10
4.7K
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Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.
Play trailer1:40
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With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.
IMDb RATING
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  • Directors
    • John Cromwell
    • Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
    • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
    • Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book)
    • David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Jennifer Jones
    • Joseph Cotten
  • Directors
    • John Cromwell
    • Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
    • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
    • Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book)
    • David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Jennifer Jones
    • Joseph Cotten
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 103User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:40
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    Photos94

    "Since You Went Away" Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, Claudette Colbert 1944 Selznick International Pictures
    "Since You Went Away" Robert Walker, Jennifer Jones 1944 Selznick International Pictures
    Claudette Colbert, portrait for "Since You Went Away," 1936. Silver gelatin, printed later, 13x10, flushmounted, signed. $900 © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV
    Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, and Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, and Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, and Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, and Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away (1944)
    Agnes Moorehead in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)

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    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Anne Hilton
    Jennifer Jones
    Jennifer Jones
    • Jane Hilton
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Lt. Tony Willett
    Shirley Temple
    Shirley Temple
    • Brig Hilton
    Monty Woolley
    Monty Woolley
    • Col. William G. Smollett
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Clergyman
    Robert Walker
    Robert Walker
    • Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd
    Hattie McDaniel
    Hattie McDaniel
    • Fidelia
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Emily Hawkins
    Alla Nazimova
    Alla Nazimova
    • Zofia Koslowska
    • (as Nazimova)
    Albert Bassermann
    Albert Bassermann
    • Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden
    Gordon Oliver
    Gordon Oliver
    • Marine Officer Seeking Room
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Lt. Solomon
    Guy Madison
    Guy Madison
    • Hal Smith
    Craig Stevens
    Craig Stevens
    • Danny Williams
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Mr. Mahoney
    Jackie Moran
    Jackie Moran
    • Johnny Mahoney
    Christopher Adams
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • John Cromwell
      • Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
      • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
      • Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book) (book "Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife")
      • David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Jennifer Jones and Robert Walker play young lovers. In real life, they were at the end of a failed marriage and divorced shortly after. She later married David O. Selznick, the producer of this film.
    • Goofs
      Colonel Smollett (Monty Woolley) struggled to place a garden glove on his right hand. Later, during the same scene in the victory garden, he wears a glove only on his left hand. At the start of the scene he was wearing two gloves. He took them both off, and then put on the right glove upside down before putting on the left glove. Next, when his hands (and soon all of him), were entirely off camera, he had enough time to remove the right glove, which he then carried in his gloved left hand.
    • Quotes

      Anne Hilton: Jane, dear, come into the living room. I'd like to talk to you.

      Jane Hilton: What's the matter, Mom?

      Anne Hilton: Well, mayn't I talk to you if I want to?

      Jane Hilton: Of course, but you sound so strange.

      Anne Hilton: Do I? I'm sorry, I don't mean to.

      Jane Hilton: What is it? Why couldn't Brig hear? Is that why you sent her - ? Not about... Pop.

      Anne Hilton: No. Sit down, darling. Jane, dear, I'm terribly proud of the way you've grown up. I'm sorry Pop missed it.

      Jane Hilton: Oh, is that all? That's sweet of you, Mother.

      Anne Hilton: No, dear, it isn't...

      Jane Hilton: It's so wonderful being at the hospital. I wish you could come and visit.

      Anne Hilton: I will.

      Jane Hilton: But some of it's so sad. If you could see those boys. And they're so cheerful, most of them.

      Anne Hilton: I know. They have such courage. I like to think that you have that kind of courage, too, darling.

      Jane Hilton: What are you trying to tell me?

      Anne Hilton: That when a man goes off to war, we have to be...

      Jane Hilton: Bill!

      Anne Hilton: The telegram came just a few minutes ago. It was addressed to you, but I opened it.

      Jane Hilton: Did it say he was missing, or what? I don't care if he's wounded, I don't care what's happened to him, if only...

      Anne Hilton: No, dear, it said he... it said he died in action at Salerno.

      Jane Hilton: Oh, it couldn't be! It couldn't be! It could be a mistake, couldn't it, Mother? I've heard that sometimes - sometimes they get the names mixed up.

      Anne Hilton: Oh, no, honey, you mustn't fool yourself! That would be the worst thing of all. You've got to face it, as hard and cruel as it is.

      Jane Hilton: Yes, I know. I've known it all along. Oh, Mother!

      Anne Hilton: Cry, darling. Cry your heart out. I won't try to tell you that you'll get over it soon, because it will take time - maybe a long time.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: This is a story of the Unconquerable Fortress: the American Home . . . 1943
    • Alternate versions
      Cut to 130 minutes for a 1949 reissue.
    • Connections
      Featured in Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)
      (1823) (uncredited)

      Music partly composed, and arranged by H.R. Bishop from a Sicilian air

      In the score during the opening scenes (picture of Hilton home)

      Reprised in the score later

    User reviews103

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    Featured review
    8/10
    History repeats itself
    Watching this film, we couldn't help drawing a parallel between what the Hilton family went through in the early 40s to the actual conflict in Iraq. The film makes clear the hard times on the families left behind. The government, unfortunately, doesn't provide for the people that have to sacrifice a great deal by making do with a reduced income in order to survive, while the men, or women are away in combat.

    John Cromwell directs the film with an accurate eye for details. There is a lovely sequence at an airfield hangar where we see couples in silhouette dancing a waltz. It's at that time when war seems so far away from the lives of the family at the center of the story. This is a distraction that is shattered shortly thereafter when Anne Hilton learns about the airplane accident where the young son of her grocer dies. War shows its ugly face no matter how far removed one is from the actual theater of operations, as it is in this case.

    David O. Selznick adapted the novel in which the film is based. It runs for almost three hours, and it could have used some cutting, but this movie has proved to be a favorite for many that have discovered it years after it was first released.

    Claudette Colbert was an accomplished actress who made this Anne Hilton come alive. Jennifer Jones is a compelling Jane, a girl deprived of a father and confused about what she want from life. Joseph Cotten plays Tony, the man who comes into the lives of the Hilton women. Monty Woolley, Robert Walker, Agnes Moorhead all have excellent moments where they shine.

    It was also good to see in minor roles people that would go on to have careers of their own. Guy Madison, Keenan Wynn, Craig Stevens appear in the film shortly, but they leave their mark on it.

    This is a film that will not disappoint.
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    • jotix100
    • Aug 31, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Yiddish
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    • Filming locations
      • Church of the Angels - 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Selznick International Pictures
      • Vanguard Films
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    • 2 hours 57 minutes
      • Black and White

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