Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
Dorothy McGuire
as Pat Ruscomb
Guy Madison
as Cliff W. Harper
Robert Mitchum
as William J. Tabeshaw
Bill Williams
as Perry Kincheloe
Tom Tully
as C.W. Harper
William Gargan
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Jean Porter
as Helen Ingersoll
Johnny Sands
as Tommy Hendricks
Ruth Nelson
as Amy Harper
Selena Royle
as Mrs. Kincheloe
Richard Tyler
as Jimmy Kincheloe
Loren Tindall
as Pinky