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.
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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
Mary Nash as Miss Hicks
Henry O'Neill as Charles Steed
Katharine Alexander as Mrs. Steed
Alan Baxter as Brad Stickman
Darryl Hickman as Lionel
Barry Nelson as Fat
Rita Quigley as Helen Elliot
Clem Bevans as Henderson
Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Librarian (as Adeline DeWalt Reynolds)
Hobart Cavanaugh as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Wallis Clark as School Principal (uncredited)
Don DeFore as Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)
David Holt as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)
Frank Jenks as Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited)