The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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Synopsis

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

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The Best Years of Our Lives is 4996 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. In Canada, it is currently more popular than The Final Countdown but less popular than Only You.

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4992.		So I Married an Axe Murderer	+105
4993.		We Are Your Friends	-834
4994.		Clean	+2606
4995.		Only You	+1482
4996.		The Best Years of Our Lives	New
4997.		The Final Countdown	New
4998.		The Ringer	+518
4999.		The Peanuts Movie	+458
5000.		Heartbreakers	+13

Streaming charts last updated: 9:17:29 a.m., 2025-01-20

Cast

Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

Fredric March

Al Stephenson

Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

Gladys George

Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen

Pat Derry

Ray Collins

Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell

Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran

Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe

Mr. Cameron

Marlene Aames

Luella Parrish

Charles Halton

Prew

Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

Howland Chamberlain

Thorpe

Dean White

Novak

Erskine Sanford

Bullard

Michael Hall

Rob Stephenson

Victor Cutler

Woody Merrill

Claire Du Brey

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson

A Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Marion Gray

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy Ames

Jackie (uncredited)

Carol Andrews

Saleswoman (uncredited)

Mary Arden

Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

James Conaty

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Customer (uncredited)

Bert Conway

ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mady Correll

Announcer (uncredited)

Roy Darmour

Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Doorman (uncredited)

Dick Earle

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Customer (uncredited)

Ben Erway

Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

John Ince

Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Gene Krupa

Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Alyn Lockwood

Counter Girl (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

Doreen McCann

A Girl (uncredited)

Peggy McIntyre

Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Chef Milani

Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Card Player (uncredited)

William Newell

Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

Georgie Nokes

One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Card Player (uncredited)

Caleb Peterson

Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

Norman Phillips Jr.

Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Mickey Roth

Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Ruth Sanderson

Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Card Player (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

Amelita Ward

Counter Girl (uncredited)

Jan Wiley

Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

Catherine Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

William Wyler

Drug Store customer (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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