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"Since You Went Away" (1944 - Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Walker, Hattie McDaniel, Agnes Moorehead, Thelma Ritter)
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Posted on 08/06/2026 5:03:48 PM PDT by simpson96
Since You Went Away is a 1944 drama in which producer David O. Selznick created a memorable view of life among the wives and children left behind on the home front during World War II. Directed by John Cromwell, it is set in a mid-sized American town, where people with loved ones in the armed forces try to cope with their changed circumstances and make their own contributions to the war effort. The town is near a military base, and some of the characters are troops serving Stateside.
The film received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Colbert), Best Supporting Actress (Jones) and Best Supporting Actor (Woolley) -- but only won for Max Steiner's score.
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:03:48 PM PDT
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
Thanks for posting!
The film received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Colbert), Best Supporting Actress (Jones) and Best Supporting Actor (Woolley)
Wow, and I've never even heard of it before! Tonight's viewing pleasure.
To: simpson96
Stellar cast!
They don’t make movies like that anymore!
To: simpson96
A very sentimental and emotional film.
It belongs up there with ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ in terms of families dealing with WWII stresses and problems.
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:41:50 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
To: simpson96
They don’t make ‘em like that anymore... Sadly.
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:51:20 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
To: old school
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:52:01 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
To: Responsibility2nd
“It belongs up there with ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ “
One of my favorites.
L
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:52:40 PM PDT
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. LOL l)
To: Bullish
I wuz gonna say “we’re gettin’ old!”
But I reckon, we passed that station long ago!
To: old school
Hey I’m not old, I’m just well seasoned.
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posted on
08/06/2026 5:59:06 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
To: Bullish
To: simpson96
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posted on
08/06/2026 6:37:44 PM PDT
by
SisterK
(to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
To: simpson96
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posted on
08/06/2026 6:41:10 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Jesus is Lord!)
To: simpson96
Great movie, thank you for reminding me of it.
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posted on
08/06/2026 8:25:29 PM PDT
by
skr
(1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation)
To: Bullish
I’m vintage, heading for antique. :)
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posted on
08/06/2026 8:26:37 PM PDT
by
skr
(1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation)
To: simpson96
Good movie. Chick Flick? Tear jerker. Great cast, including Robert Walker, who had a spitting image son Robert Walker Jr. I had no idea.
I do know about spitting images though, as I am near enough to my Dad's double.
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posted on
08/06/2026 8:51:06 PM PDT
by
WhoisAlanGreenspan?
(With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see)
To: skr
I’m a relic of the past... But a keeper.
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posted on
08/06/2026 8:55:25 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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