A Guy Named Joe
“A guy—a gal—a pal—it’s swell!”
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he's sent back to Earth by a heavenly General with a new assignment.
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Cast
97 people
Spencer Tracy
Pete Sandidge
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Bill Sloan
Man
Irene Dunne
Dorinda Durston
Known for
The Awful Truth
Love Affair
Van Johnson
Ted Randall
Known for
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Caine Mutiny
Ward Bond
Al Yackey
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
James Gleason
“Nails” Kilpatrick
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Arsenic and Old Lace
Lionel Barrymore
The General
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Barry Nelson
Dick Rumney
Known for
The Shining
Casino Royale
Esther Williams
Ellen Bright
Known for
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Ziegfeld Follies
Henry O'Neill
Col. Sykes
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Don DeFore
James J. Rourke
Known for
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Too Late for Tears
Charles Smith
Sanderson
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
The Major and the Minor
Victor Fleming Director · Dalton Trumbo Screenplay David Boehm Story
Worldwide gross $5.4M · Budget $2.6M · United States release December 24, 1943
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Budget
$2,627,000
Worldwide gross
$5,363,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 24, 1943
Premiere · New York City
Italy
January 8, 1949 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 1944 · Theatrical
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