---
title: 'When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-willie-comes-marching-home-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043129/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

1950 · 80 min · Comedy, War · United States


## Synopsis

When Willie Comes Marching Home is a 1950 World War II comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Dan Dailey and Corinne Calvet. It is based on the 1945 short story "When Leo Comes Marching Home" by Sy Gomberg, who received a nomination for Best Motion Picture Story at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Sale](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-sale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Fred Kohlmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kohlmar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [James B. Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-clark)

## Cast

- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Ann Codee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-codee)
- [Alan Hale, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale-jr)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Mae Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-marsh)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Hank Worden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-worden)
- [George Magrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-magrill)
- [J. Farrell MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-farrell-macdonald)
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Paul Picerni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-picerni)
- [Harry Lauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lauter)
- [Ken Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-lynch)
- [Corinne Calvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-calvet)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)

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