---
title: 'Random Harvest (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mervyn LeRoy'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/random-harvest-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035238/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Random Harvest (1942)

1942 · 125 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Random Harvest is a 1942 American romantic drama film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same title, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Claudine West, George Froeschel, and Arthur Wimperis adapted the novel for the screen, and received an Academy Award nomination. The novel keeps the true identity of Paula/Margaret a secret until the very end, something that would have been impossible in a film, where characters’ faces must be seen. This meant that the movie had to take a very different approach to the story. The film stars Ronald Colman as a shellshocked, amnesiac World War I veteran, and Greer Garson as his love interest.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mervyn LeRoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-leroy)
- **Screenplay:** [James Hilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hilton), [George Froeschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-froeschel), [Arthur Wimperis](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-wimperis), [Claudine West](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-west)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Sidney Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-franklin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Olive Blakeney](https://cinepixo.com/people/olive-blakeney)
- [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Bramwell Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/bramwell-fletcher)
- [Una O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-o-connor)
- [Arthur Shields](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-shields)
- [Melville Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-cooper)
- [Greer Garson](https://cinepixo.com/people/greer-garson)
- [Ann Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-richards)
- [Susan Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-peters-2)
- [Margaret Wycherly](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-wycherly)
- [Philip Dorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dorn)
- [Frederick Worlock](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-worlock)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers)
- [Charles Waldron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-waldron)

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