The Human Comedy(Movie, 1943)

Name: The Human Comedy
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Released: 1943
Duration: T01:57:00
Rating: 3.2

1h 57min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

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 Frank Morgan; also appearing in the film are James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie "Butch" Jenkins. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Human Comedy

Academy Award for Best Story nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White

About The Human Comedy

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

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Trailer(Trailer, 1:38)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Santa Monica (California)

Plays in: California

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/02/1943

Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, Alan Baxter, Albert Conti, Barry Nelson, Clem Bevans, Ernest Whitman, Frank Craven, Henry O'Neill, Katharine Alexander, Lynne Carver, Mary Nash, Ann Ayars, Clancy Cooper, Byron Foulger

Director: Clarence Brown

Screenwriter: William Saroyan, Howard Estabrook

Film Editor: Conrad A. Nervig

Director of Photography: Harry Stradling

Composer: Herbert Stothart

Costume designer: Irene Lentz

Production Designer: Cedric Gibbons

Keywords: small town, orphan, telegraph office, army

Budget: 1,000,000 USD

Revenue: 3,900,000 USD (= 390%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Human Comedy(Movie, 1943)

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