

Drama · Romance
Overview
In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.
Top Cast


Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Elizabeth Hamilton
Claudette Colbert
Elizabeth Hamilton


Orson Welles
Orson Welles
John Andrew MacDonald
Orson Welles
John Andrew MacDonald


George Brent
George Brent
Lawrence Hamilton
George Brent
Lawrence Hamilton


Lucile Watson
Lucile Watson
Aunt Jessica Hamilton
Lucile Watson
Aunt Jessica Hamilton


Richard Long
Richard Long
Drew Hamilton
Richard Long
Drew Hamilton


Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Margaret Ludwig
Natalie Wood
Margaret Ludwig


John Wengraf
John Wengraf
Dr. Ludwig
John Wengraf
Dr. Ludwig


Sonny Howe
Sonny Howe
Brian Hamilton
Sonny Howe
Brian Hamilton


Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Norton
Ian Wolfe
Norton


Joyce Mackenzie
Joyce Mackenzie
Cherry Davis
Joyce Mackenzie
Cherry Davis
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