The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
6 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
3 American soldiers--Al Stephenson (Fredric March), Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), and Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)--seek to return home after World War 2.
Duration: 00:10:57
Timestamp: 00:01:05
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Homecoming
Homer (Harold Russell), Al (Fredric March), and Fred (Dana Andrews) return to their families in the fictional midwestern Boone City.
Duration: 00:13:10
Timestamp: 00:12:02
Contributor: Julia Sayette
I'm Gonna Break That Marriage Up!
Peggy (Teresa Wright) tells her parents (Myrna Loy and Fredric March) she plans to break up Fred and Marie's marriage.
Duration: 00:04:48
Timestamp: 02:01:00
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Homer Lets Wilma In
Homer (Harold Russell) shows Wilma (Cathy O'Donnell) what it's like to live with his prosthetic arms.
Duration: 00:10:02
Timestamp: 02:18:47
Contributor: Julia Sayette
The Junkyard
On his way out of Boone City, a disillusioned Fred (Dana Andrews) walks through the junkyard and finds an old B-17 bomber.
Duration: 00:04:30
Timestamp: 02:36:03
Contributor: Julia Sayette
The Wedding (Closing Sequence)
At Homer (Harold Russell) and Wilma's (Cathy O'Donnell) wedding, Fred (Dane Andrews) and Peggy (Teresa Wright) reunite.
Duration: 00:08:40
Timestamp: 02:40:33
Contributor: Julia Sayette