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Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
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1944
2h 57m
6.6(55 votes)
Drama
Romance
War

Overview

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

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36 members
Acting

Claudette Colbert

Anne Hilton

Claudette Colbert
Acting

Jennifer Jones

Jane Hilton

Jennifer Jones
Acting

Joseph Cotten

Tony Willett

Joseph Cotten
Acting

Shirley Temple

Bridget Hilton

Shirley Temple
Acting

Monty Woolley

William Smollett

Monty Woolley
Acting

Lionel Barrymore

Clergyman

Lionel Barrymore
Acting

Robert Walker

Bill Smollett

Robert Walker
Acting

Hattie McDaniel

Fidelia

Hattie McDaniel
Acting

Agnes Moorehead

Emily Hawkins

Agnes Moorehead
Acting

Alla Nazimova

Zofia Koslowska

Alla Nazimova
Acting

Albert Bassermann

Sigmund Golden

Albert Bassermann
Acting

Gordon Oliver

Marine Officer Seeking Room

Gordon Oliver
Acting

Keenan Wynn

Lieutenant Solomon

Keenan Wynn
Acting

Guy Madison

Harold E. Smith

Guy Madison
Acting

Craig Stevens

Danny Williams

Craig Stevens
Acting

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Mahoney

Lloyd Corrigan
Acting

Jackie Moran

Johnny Mahoney

Jackie Moran
Acting

Dorothy Adams

Nurse (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams
Acting

Irving Bacon

Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Acting

Conrad Binyon

Page Boy (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Dorothy Dandridge

Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Dorothy Dandridge
Acting

John Derek

(uncredited)

John Derek
Acting

Jimmie Dodd

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd
Acting

Rhonda Fleming

Girl at Dance (uncredited)

Rhonda Fleming
Acting

Ann Gillis

Becky Anderson (uncredited)

Ann Gillis
Acting

Eddie Hall

Eager Sailor (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
Acting

Warren Hymer

Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti (uncredited)

Warren Hymer
Acting

Edwin Maxwell

Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell
Directing

Andrew V. McLaglen

Former Plowboy (uncredited)

Andrew V. McLaglen
Acting

Terry Moore

Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)

Terry Moore
Acting

Aileen Pringle

Woman at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle
Acting

Ruth Roman

Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited)

Ruth Roman
Acting

Grady Sutton

Soldier Hunting for Susie Fleming (uncredited)

Grady Sutton
Acting

Theodore von Eltz

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz
Acting

Doodles Weaver

Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon (uncredited)

Doodles Weaver
Acting

Butterfly McQueen

WAC Sergeant (uncredited)

Butterfly McQueen

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