"THE GIRL...ALL AMERICA HAS BEEN WAITING TO SEE!"
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.
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Jane Russell
Joan Kenwood
Louis Hayward
Jim Cameron
Faith Domergue
Gerry Taylor
Marie Wilson
"Mac" McCallister
Kent Taylor
Peter Waring
Penny Singleton
Peg Martin
Louise Beavers
Rosie
Connie Gilchrist
Aunt Cissie
Cora Witherspoon
Aunt Emeline
Norman Lloyd
Sammy Jackson
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