

The Human Comedy
"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great Production"
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$1.0M
$1,000,000
Revenue
$3.9M
$3,900,000
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew

Howard Estabrook
Screenplay

William Saroyan
Story

Clarence Brown
Producer

Clarence Brown
Director

Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
Cast

Mickey Rooney
Homer Macauley

Frank Morgan
Willie Grogan

James Craig
Tom Spangler

Marsha Hunt
Diana Steed

Fay Bainter
Mrs. Macauley

Ray Collins
Mr. Macauley

Van Johnson
Marcus Macauley

Donna Reed
Bess Macauley

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Ulysses Macauley

Dorothy Morris
Mary Arena

John Craven
Tobey George

Ann Ayars
Mrs. Sandoval

Mary Nash
Miss Hicks

Henry O'Neill
Charles Steed

Katharine Alexander
Mrs. Steed

Alan Baxter
Brad Stickman

Darryl Hickman
Lionel

Barry Nelson
Fat
Rita Quigley
Helen Elliot

Clem Bevans
Henderson