The Human Comedy

6.172

118 minutes

3/2/1943

Overview

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

Cast List

Mickey Rooney
as Homer Macauley
Frank Morgan
as Willie Grogan
James Craig
as Tom Spangler
Marsha Hunt
as Diana Steed
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Macauley
Ray Collins
as Mr. Macauley
Van Johnson
as Marcus Macauley
Donna Reed
as Bess Macauley
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
as Ulysses Macauley
Dorothy Morris
as Mary Arena
John Craven
as Tobey George
Ann Ayars
as Mrs. Sandoval
Mary Nash
as Miss Hicks
Henry O'Neill
as Charles Steed
Katharine Alexander
as Mrs. Steed
Alan Baxter
as Brad Stickman
Darryl Hickman
as Lionel
Barry Nelson
as Fat
Rita Quigley
as Helen Elliot
Clem Bevans
as Henderson
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
as Librarian
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
as School Principal (uncredited)
Don DeFore
as Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Mr. Blenton (uncredited)
David Holt
as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
as Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited)
Darwood Kaye
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Robert Mitchum
as Quentin Gilford (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Bartender (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
as Auggie (uncredited)