The Human Comedy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great Production
1943 | 118m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Clarence Brown |
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| Writer: | William Saroyan, Howard Estabrook, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1943 |
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| Director: | Clarence Brown |
| Writer: | William Saroyan, Howard Estabrook, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | small town, army, orphan, telegraph office |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,900,000
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Homer Macauley |
| Frank Morgan | Willie Grogan |
| James Craig | Tom Spangler |
| Marsha Hunt | Diana Steed |
| Fay Bainter | Mrs. Macauley |
| Ray Collins | Mr. Macauley |
| Van Johnson | Marcus Macauley |
| Donna Reed | Bess Macauley |
| Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins | Ulysses Macauley |
| Dorothy Morris | Mary Arena |
| John Craven | Tobey George |
| Ann Ayars | Mrs. Sandoval |
| Mary Nash | Miss Hicks |
| Henry O'Neill | Charles Steed |
| Katharine Alexander | Mrs. Steed |
| Alan Baxter | Brad Stickman |
| Darryl Hickman | Lionel |
| Barry Nelson | Fat |
| Rita Quigley | Helen Elliot |
| Clem Bevans | Henderson |
| Adeline De Walt Reynolds | Librarian |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| Wallis Clark | School Principal (uncredited) |
| Don DeFore | Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Mr. Blenton (uncredited) |
| David Holt | Hubert Ackley III (uncredited) |
| Frank Jenks | Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited) |
| Darwood Kaye | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| Robert Mitchum | Quentin Gilford (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Carl Switzer | Auggie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Hugh Hunt | Other |
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Ernst Matray | Other |
| William Saroyan | Theatre Play, Story |
| Clarence Brown | Director |
| Howard Estabrook | Screenplay |
| Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clarence Brown | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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