Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great Production

Genres

DramaFamily

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$3900000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.274/10

Release Date

02 March 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Homer Macauley

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Willie Grogan

James Craig

James Craig

Tom Spangler

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Diana Steed

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Macauley

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Mr. Macauley

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Marcus Macauley

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Bess Macauley

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Ulysses Macauley

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

Mary Arena

John Craven

John Craven

Tobey George

Ann Ayars

Ann Ayars

Mrs. Sandoval

Mary Nash

Mary Nash

Miss Hicks

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Charles Steed

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Mrs. Steed

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Brad Stickman

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Lionel

Barry Nelson

Barry Nelson

Fat

Rita Quigley

Rita Quigley

Helen Elliot

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Henderson

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Librarian

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

School Principal (uncredited)

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Mr. Blenton (uncredited)

David Holt

David Holt

Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited)

Darwood Kaye

Darwood Kaye

Gang Member (uncredited)

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Quentin Gilford (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Auggie (uncredited)

Similar Movies

0.0

Neon Brothers

Invalid date •English

When the Louis family is hit with the untimely passing of their mother, their two lone brothers are on a new path to make sure they can bury her the way she wanted.

7.6

The Marathon Family

March 1982 •Serbian

The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.

7.2

Somebody Up There Likes Me

July 1956 •English

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

5.3

Rumors

December 2014 •French

A teacher is suspected of engaging in a 'special relationship' with a pupil. When said pupil disappears, the rumour gains momentum. Especially because two years earlier, another of the teacher's teenage pupils also disappeared.

7.7

Mother

May 2009 •Korean

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

6.3

Walker

December 1987 •English

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

6.4

Jet Boy

September 2001 •English

A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved.

6.6

On Dangerous Ground

December 1951 •English

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

0.0

Career

July 1939 •English

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.

5.0

Dangerous Orphans

January 1985 •English

Three orphaned boys - O'Malley, Rossi and Moir - become blood brothers. When they grow up, they plot revenge on the crooks who got away with shooting O'Malley's father. The crooks are doing very nicely importing heroin and laundering money. The boys begin by killing one of the crooks, stealing his indentification and cleaning out the guy's Swiss bank account. But their revenge does not stop here... And the American end of the operation is getting very curious.

6.2

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

October 1990 •English

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.

6.7

Fawn

October 2019 •English

An evil supernatural presence terrorizes the locals of a small town.

7.6

Corpus Christi

September 2019 •Polish

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

6.3

Affliction

December 1997 •English

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

7.6

Abang Adik

December 2023 •Chinese

Abang and Adi are undocumented orphans living in present-day Malaysia. While the older brother, a deaf mute, has resigned himself to a life of poverty, his younger sibling burns with indignation. A brutal accident upsets the fragile balance of their relationship.

0.0

Born River Bye

March 2017 •English

A disillusioned songwriter and a restless receptionist confront their regrets over an Autumn weekend in Macon, Georgia.

8.0

Thalapathi

November 1991 •Tamil

Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.

6.4

Curly Top

July 1935 •English

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.

7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

May 1934 •English

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

6.7

Boychoir

March 2015 •English

A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognises a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.