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Homer Macauley
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The Human Comedy is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Clarence Brown. [3] It began as a screenplay by William Saroyan, who was expected to direct. After Saroyan was removed from the project, he wrote the novel of the same name and published it just before the film was released. [4] Howard Estabrook was brought in to reduce the run ...
The Human Comedy: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt. Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Clarence Brown
- 1944-02-14
Human Comedy, The (1943) -- (Movie Clip) I Have Been Dead For Two Years Ray Collins appears as the posthumous McCauley, hewing close to the William Saroyan novel, then Jack Jenkins as his youngest son Ulysses, then Fay Bainter, his widowed mom, artful touches in director Clarence Brown’s opening, in the film said to have been MGM boss Louis B. Mayer’s favorite, The Human Comedy, 1943.
- Clarence Brown, Hugh Boswell
- Mickey Rooney
The Human Comedy is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Clarence Brown. It began as a screenplay by William Saroyan, who was expected to direct. After Saroyan was removed from the project, he wrote the novel of the same name and published it just before the film was released. Howard Estabrook was brought in to reduce the run time to two hours. The picture stars Mickey Rooney with ...
Tom Spangler, is dealing with issues of where he fits into the war world. Homer grows up quickly as he deals with typical teenage issues like a crush on a girl and a hunger to win the 220 low-hurdles race in the upcoming track meet. Meanwhile, Marcus and his new army friend Tobey George, an orphan looking for a place he can call home, hope they ...
Reportedly, The Human Comedy was MGM chief executive Louis B. Mayer's favorite film, an apotheosis of Mayer's devotion to "family values." Among the many small-part players populating Human Comedy are Barry Nelson, Robert Mitchum, Don DeFore, Jay Ward (later the producer of Rocky and His Friends) and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
