The Impatient Years
6.4
“They found the answer to WAR-TIME MARRIAGES in the middle of a KISS!”
Standing before a divorce court judge are Sergeant Andy Anderson and Janie Anderson asking him to dissolve their marriage. Janie's father, William Smith, objects and the judge allows him to give his version of their story. They had met in San Francisco fifteen months earlier and, after knowing each other only three days, had gotten married. Andy was sent overseas the day after the wedding and when he returns and despite the fact that Janie had borne him a son, they find they are almost strangers. Mr. Smith suggests, and the judge orders, that if they retrace their actions over the four days they knew each other they would regain their love.
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Cast
14 people
Jean Arthur
Janie Anderson
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Lee Bowman
Andy Anderson
Known for
House by the River
Cover Girl
Charles Coburn
William Smith
Known for
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Lady Eve
Edgar Buchanan
Judge
Known for
Shane
Ride the High Country
Charley Grapewin
Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Phil Brown
Henry Fairchild
Known for
Star Wars
Obsession
Harry Davenport
Minister
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
Foreign Correspondent
Jane Darwell
Minister's wife
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary Poppins
Grant Mitchell
Hotel Clerk
Known for
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Bob Haymes
Singer
Known for
So Dear to My Heart
Charles Arnt
Marriage Clerk
Known for
Remember the Night
Ball of Fire
Frank Jenks
Top Sergeant
Known for
His Girl Friday
Woman on the Run
Irving Cummings Director · Virginia Van Upp Screenplay Marlin Skiles Composer
Budget $600K · United States release September 10, 1944 · Produced in United States
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$600,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 10, 1944
Theatrical
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