Since You Went Away
Rated NR
172 minutes
1944
When her husband leaves to fight in World War II, housewife Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) must struggle on alone to raise their two daughters, Jane (Jennifer Jones) and Bridget (Shirley Temple). With a tight budget, Anne is forced to take in two lodgers, elderly ex-soldier Col. William G. Smollett (Monty Woolley) and handsome Lt. Tony Willet (Joseph Cotten). However, loyal maid Fidelia (Hattie McDaniel) stays on unpaid and the makeshift household pulls together through home front hardships.
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Film Credits
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Monty Woolley, Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Walker and Hattie McDaniel