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Since You Went Away

- A love story of today's love and laughter

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

Release Date : 1944-06-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Selznick International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Character Name : Mrs. Anne Hilton

Original Name : Claudette Colbert

Gender : Female

Jennifer Jones

Character Name : Jane Deborah Hilton

Original Name : Jennifer Jones

Gender : Female

Joseph Cotten

Character Name : Lieutenant Tony Willett

Original Name : Joseph Cotten

Gender : Male

Shirley Temple

Character Name : Bridget 'Brig' Hilton

Original Name : Shirley Temple

Gender : Female

Monty Woolley

Character Name : Colonel William G. Smollett

Original Name : Monty Woolley

Gender : Male

Lionel Barrymore

Character Name : Clergyman

Original Name : Lionel Barrymore

Gender : Male

Robert Walker

Character Name : Corporal William G. 'Bill' Smollett II

Original Name : Robert Walker

Gender : Male

Hattie McDaniel

Character Name : Fidelia

Original Name : Hattie McDaniel

Gender : Female

Agnes Moorehead

Character Name : Mrs. Emily Hawkins

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Alla Nazimova

Character Name : Zofia Koslowska

Original Name : Alla Nazimova

Gender : Female

Albert Bassermann

Character Name : Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden

Original Name : Albert Bassermann

Gender : Male

Gordon Oliver

Character Name : Marine Officer Seeking Room

Original Name : Gordon Oliver

Gender : Male

Keenan Wynn

Character Name : Lieutenant Solomon

Original Name : Keenan Wynn

Gender : Male

Guy Madison

Character Name : Sailor Harold E. Smith

Original Name : Guy Madison

Gender : Male

Craig Stevens

Character Name : Danny Williams

Original Name : Craig Stevens

Gender : Male

Lloyd Corrigan

Character Name : Mr. Mahoney - Grocer

Original Name : Lloyd Corrigan

Gender : Male

Jackie Moran

Character Name : Johnny Mahoney

Original Name : Jackie Moran

Gender : Male

Dorothy Adams

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Adams

Gender : Female

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Conrad Binyon

Character Name : Page Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Conrad Binyon

Gender : Male

Dorothy Dandridge

Character Name : Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Dandridge

Gender : Female

John Derek

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : John Derek

Gender : Male

Jimmie Dodd

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Dodd

Gender : Male

Rhonda Fleming

Character Name : Girl at Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Rhonda Fleming

Gender : Female

Ann Gillis

Character Name : Becky Anderson - Class President (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Gillis

Gender : Female

Eddie Hall

Character Name : Eager Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Hall

Gender : Male

Warren Hymer

Character Name : Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti (uncredited)

Original Name : Warren Hymer

Gender : Male

Edwin Maxwell

Character Name : Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Maxwell

Gender : Male

Andrew V. McLaglen

Character Name : Former Plowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew V. McLaglen

Gender : Male

Terry Moore

Character Name : Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Moore

Gender : Female

Aileen Pringle

Character Name : Woman at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Pringle

Gender : Female

Ruth Roman

Character Name : Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Roman

Gender : Female

Grady Sutton

Character Name : Soldier Hunting for Susie Fleming (uncredited)

Original Name : Grady Sutton

Gender : Male

Theodore von Eltz

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Theodore von Eltz

Gender : Male

Doodles Weaver

Character Name : Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon (uncredited)

Original Name : Doodles Weaver

Gender : Male

Butterfly McQueen

Character Name : WAC Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Butterfly McQueen

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-06

Claudette Colbert is great as the struggling "Anne", who must bring up her two daughters "Jane" (Jennifer Jones) and "Brig" (Shirley Temple) whilst her husband is off fighting in WWII. To assist with the usual problems of making ends meet, she must take in a lodger "Col. Smollett" (Monty Woolley). At times you cannot help but feel for this poor lady who is constantly at the end of her tether. Their lodger is fastidious to say the least - he hates children, pets and yes, who better to illustrate that military pomposity than an on-form Woolley. To add to her woes, the young "Jane" is obsessed with men - more particularly their family friend "Tony" (Joseph Cotton). A man some years her senior who joins the navy leaving poor old "Jane" unaware that she is the object of the affections of their house guest's rather hapless grandson "Bill" (Robert Walker). On the face of it, this all appears rather convoluted but Colbert, Woolley and Cotten really do gel well together providing a quickly paced and entertaining series of escapades that, though exaggerated, do ring true a little for many households during the war that were left bereft of funds and a father/husband. Temple features now and again, largely do-gooding for the war effort by collecting junk, and Jones delivers well as both girls have to grip up - whether they like it or not. Max Steiner provides a lively, jaunty, score that sets and keeps the pace engaging and sometimes frenetic - but it's Colbert who shows she is very much the star here. I enjoyed it.