Robert Mitchum in The Human Comedy

[@lonewulf44]

Marsha Hunt is still alive in 2021 as well .. over a hundred!

[@paulcaron400]

Isn’t that wonderful soon to be 104 years what a big beautiful ❤️

[@idolodeidolos4ever229]

marsha rip

[@michellealbers6732]

I have not seen this one! Available on TCM? Mitchum makes my legs quiver....what a MAN!!!

[@alexvaliansky7707]

It’s on KZbin.

[@johnl.5303]

TCM too

[@idolodeidolos4ever229]

wow de las mejores escenas de este film de hace casi 80 años, con un mitchum en sus inicios como casi un extra. ví este film por primera vez hace más de 10 años y esta escena, como repito, me quedó en la memoria. esos reclutas según el argumento jamás volverían. ocurre en la vida real en muchas guerras lamentablemente.

[@dorothyharris5617]

A great movie!!!!

[@PCCWorkshop]

A Great Movie! Thanks...

[@johncooper3583]

Barry Nelson later played the hotel manager who hires Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". Good actor.

[@PatrolOfficer161]

+John Cooper He would also be the VERY FIRST "Jimmy" James Bond in a 50's Television production of Casino Royale!

[@tonytrotta9322]

Also, shown at the 2:55 sec mark is Frank Morgan who was a great actor too!

[@geraldnedarc1488]

Back then a little holding hands, if you were lucky maybe a kiss on the mouth was heaven ..... Today young men greet females with words like yo bitch, and worse. Give me old school every time !

[@robertamitchum]

Gerald Nedarc I had to think exactly the same..

[@imprezaaudi]

Loved it!

[@paulcaron400]

I love Marsha Hunt beautiful soul beautiful all around love everything she has done I wish I knew her personally 💜🌈💫

[@irish89055]

makes me hungry for some day old coconut cream pie..

[@babyidontcare23]

I would guess it's because this is a rare film and maybe some Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney fans have stopped by to see it. :-)

[@lonewulf44]

A great movie indeed .. one of my favorites and I always try to push it to people. I talk about it a lot on my Wonderful Life blog and classic film blog at the Bedford Falls Sentinel on blogspot. check it out! Thanks for posting this amazing film.

[@newellgirl]

what a wonderful film highly recommended..men dont behave as polite these days!

[@jeffreywillstewart]

One of Michum's pals is Mr. B , The frustrated boss of HAZEL.

[@maralkilidjian3224]

The author,William Saroyan

[@therealjoebloggs]

In another part of the film, soldiers, led by Van Johnson, sing Leaning On The Everlasting Arms on the train home; years later, Robert Mitchum will sing it, to much different effect, in Night Of The Hunter. PS-- for all you young kids, the Western Union office was dinosaur-era e-mail. Nowadays, it's just for people without computers, who can't Paypal.

[@cacatr4495]

More info for the young: *telegrams (aka "a wire") and *wiring money: 2:17 it was the 1940's equivalent to the 1880's telegraph office + delivery of the telegrams + the additional service of being able to "wire money", that being, electronic transfer of funds. In the 1980's, fax machines began to send the equivalent of electronic mail, printed out on paper. If two parties both had fax machines, they could send messages back and forth via phone lines, and long-distance phone charges would be assessed (charged). At that time, they were usually only used by businesses, and for those that didn't yet have their own machines, Federal Express brought out a service they called "Zap Mail" which was the facilitating of Fax messages, sent and delivered, such that FedEx couriers would deliver them quickly to their destination, much like Western Union delivery boys had done in the 1940's. This service was short-lived, as it only took about 3 years before businesses all began to invest in their own Fax machines. These years were part of the decades when phone services charged a significant amount for long-distance calls. One couldn't just call up their friend in another city without thinking about the cost, and likely setting a timer for a limited amount of time, to keep the cost down. It was very expensive to make long distance calls during weekday- daytime, whereas evenings were cheaper, and late nights and weekends were cheapest. So one might feel the need to wait until the weekend to have a longer conversation with their family or friends in another city for the lesser amount of money. Federal Express filled a very valuable niche during those years, from its inception through to the era of E-mail, by providing overnight and 2-day delivery of letters and packages that had been previously unknown and impossible. UPS had been around for a long time, but packages weren't tracked, so customers didn't know then where their package was or when exactly it would arrive. FedEx changed the freight industry with electronic tracking of all their freight, such that it was the only carrier that could tell the customer where their package or letter last was, such that the customer knew when to expect its arrival. It was a number of years before other carriers began to use electronic tracking as well, so FedEx had that ability all to itself for quite some time. Since then, numerous carriers have provided electronic tracking of freight, but at the time, it was a specialized feature of Federal Express alone. Now, people think nothing of emailing their friend across the Earth, or speaking with them online at length at no cost. There were huge changes between 1883 and 1943, just as there have been enormous changes since 1960 to the present, not all of which have been technological, but also societal, cultural, and political. It's "another" world altogether.

[@VictorianMaid99]

Lovely rain coats and women !

[@RURahman786]

Hi, Can anyone guide me to this full movie, please. Searching for this for a long time.

[@maralkilidjian3224]

The book is written by William Saroyan

[@darrenholland2864]

The lovely plastic raincoat s

[@robertamitchum]

well..times have changed. and..I was born to the wrong time. pity.

[@geraldnedarc1488]

roberta mitchum Dear Roberta, no you were not "born to the wrong time". The wrong time is in yourself in which you can change by finding like minded honorable lovely people like yourself. There are plenty around, you just need to find them, people who will cherish you and give you the respect you deserve as a beautiful human being. Remember that book you had to read in HS: A tale of two cities... It was the best of times and the worst of times. Written over two hundred years ago, still holds up today. Nothing changes ...You make your own life, so live it girl !

[@geraldnedarc1488]

roberta mitchum With all respect Roberta, you were not listening. I lived a wonderful life born in Africa, early schooling in London, England and at the age of twelve moved to my Parents Country America and loved it as much as England (even more). A few months before graduating from HS I saw Martin Luther King die, along with Bobby Kennedy and the TET offensive in Viet Nam. Very troubled times and yes, like you have seen the changes: The Rudeness of the language, the lost souls who became victim of LBJ's 'Great Society' who made women once again slaves of 'Masters hand outs' who also told their menfolk ...We no longer need you in the home. Like you I love the 20's to the late 60's music and culture. From Al Jolson, Billie Holiday to the Jefferson Airplane, Early Stones , Clapton to the Gregorian Chant Music... It is all good, so do not give up so easily. More people link like us that you could ever imagine, but you probably will not find them on this site !

[@robertamitchum]

Gerald Nedarc why not here?..in each swamp one can find at least a silver coin.. greetings from vienna.

[@geraldnedarc1488]

roberta mitchum Dear Roberta, "why not here": I only mentioned 'You Tube' because my experience has been over the years, on this site, dissenting views are dealt with in a more sophomoric and vicious way then on other more adult site's which ignore the Jr. High School Mentality, however you are right nothing is absolute that is why I occasionally post here but my expectations are always low until I come across some one like you. I have been to Vienna four times and loved it. Best of luck to you and your Family in the future and as Winston Churchill (my first PM) once said : "NEVER GIVE UP" ! Cheers from Jerry.

[@johnsmith1474]

Such strange behavior, hard to stomach the unrealistic dialogue and obtuse flag waving nonsense. And it's black out at noon?

[@julietwicklow6420]

They are trying to give a bit of comfort and morale to those at home who had loved ones overseas . Try to think of the time period.