When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

19501h 22mdir. John FordUnited Statescomedy filmwar film

With Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet, Colleen Townsend, William Demarest, Jimmy Lydon, Lloyd Corrigan, Alberto Morin, Charles Trowbridge

Directed by John Ford

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When Willie Comes Marching Home is a 1950 World War II comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Dan Dailey and Corinne Calvet. It is based on the 1945 short story "When Leo Comes Marching Home" by Sy Gomberg, who received a nomination for Best Motion Picture Story at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

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