Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Mickey Rooney
as Homer Macauley
Frank Morgan
as Willie Grogan
James Craig
as Tom Spangler
Marsha Hunt
as Diana Steed
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Macauley
Ray Collins
as Mr. Macauley
Van Johnson
as Marcus Macauley
Donna Reed
as Bess Macauley
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
as Ulysses Macauley
Dorothy Morris
as Mary Arena
John Craven
as Tobey George
Ann Ayars
as Mrs. Sandoval
