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Since You Went Away is a 1944 filmFilm

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 distributed by United ArtistsUnited Artists

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. It was directed by John CromwellJohn Cromwell (director)

John Cromwell was an American actor, producer and director....
 and adapted and produced by David O. SelznickDavid O. Selznick

David O. Selznick , was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age....
 from the novel Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife by Margaret Buell Wilder. The music score was by Max SteinerMax Steiner

Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner was an Austrian-American composer of music for films. ...
 and the cinematography by Stanley CortezStanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez was an American cinematographer....
, Lee GarmesLee Garmes

Lee Garmes was an award-winning American cinematographer....
, George BarnesGeorge Barnes

There have been several notable people named George Barnes....
 (uncredited) and Robert BruceRobert Bruce

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 (uncredited).

The film stars Claudette ColbertClaudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert was an Academy Award-winning French-American actress for It Happened One Night....
, Jennifer Jones, Shirley TempleShirley Temple

Shirley Jane Temple, later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress....
 and Joseph CottenJoseph Cotten

Joseph Cheshire Cotten was an American stage and screen actor....
 with Monty WoolleyMonty Woolley

Monty Woolley was an American actor....
, Robert WalkerRobert Hudson Walker

Robert Hudson Walker was an American actor....
, Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore

Herbert Lionel Blyth was an American actor of stage, radio and film. ...
, Hattie McDanielHattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, who was the first performer of African descent to win an Academy Award....
, Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead

Agnes Robertson Moorehead was an Oscar-nominated American character actress....
, Guy MadisonGuy Madison Overview

Guy Madison was an American film and television actor....
, Craig StevensCraig Stevens (actor)

Craig Stevens was an American motion picture and television actor....
, Janelle JohnsonJanelle Johnson

Janelle Johnson was an actress in films of the 1940s....
, Keenan WynnKeenan Wynn

, one of the first [[Broadway theatre|B...
, Florence BatesFlorence Bates

Florence Bates was an American character actress who frequently portrayed a grande dame in her many films....
, and Alla NazimovaAlla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova , born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon, was an American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and produc...
.

The film tells the story of how a woman copes at home while her husband has gone off to fight World War IIWorld War II

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.

The farewell scene between Jones and Walker at the railway station is often cited as a fine example of a Hollywood tearjerkerTearjerker

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 scene. Jones and Walker play young lovers. In real life, they were at the end of a failed marriage and divorced shortly after.

Cast

  • Claudette ColbertClaudette Colbert

    Claudette Colbert was an Academy Award-winning French-American actress for It Happened One Night....
     as Mrs. Anne Hilton
  • Jennifer Jones as Jane Deborah Hilton
  • Joseph CottenJoseph Cotten

    Joseph Cheshire Cotten was an American stage and screen actor....
     as Lieutenant Tony Willett
  • Shirley TempleShirley Temple Overview

    Shirley Jane Temple, later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress....
     as Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
  • Monty WoolleyMonty Woolley

    Monty Woolley was an American actor....
     as Colonel William G. Smollett
  • Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore

    Herbert Lionel Blyth was an American actor of stage, radio and film. ...
     as Clergyman
  • Robert WalkerRobert Hudson Walker

    Robert Hudson Walker was an American actor....
     as Corporal William G. 'Bill' Smollett II
  • Hattie McDanielHattie McDaniel

    Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, who was the first performer of African descent to win an Academy Award....
     as Fidelia
  • Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead Overview

    Agnes Robertson Moorehead was an Oscar-nominated American character actress....
     as Mrs. Emily Hawkins
  • Alla NazimovaAlla Nazimova

    Alla Nazimova , born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon, was an American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and produc...
     as Zofia Koslowska (as Nazimova)
  • Albert BassermannAlbert Bassermann

    Albert Bassermann was a stage and screen actor....
     as Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden
  • Gordon Oliver as Marine Officer Seeking Room
  • Keenan WynnKeenan Wynn

    , one of the first [[Broadway theatre|B...
     as Lieutenant Solomon
  • Guy MadisonGuy Madison

    Guy Madison was an American film and television actor....
     as Sailor Harold E. Smith
  • Craig StevensCraig Stevens

    Craig Stevens is the name of several people including:...
     as Danny Williams

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