Post WWII story of three guys coming back home from the war.

Rating: Null/10 (6 September 2008)

This was shown today on TCM channel.
Three service men are getting discharged and are headed back home right after the war, a Captain who was in Jimmy Doolittle's command, a Seargent who as a civilian had been a banker, and a sailor who didn't see any real action but lost both hands when his ship went down under enemy fire. All three live in the same town and as they fly home in a military plane, they get in front to watch the USA go by beneath them.
Fredric March is the banker, Al Stephenson, who comes home to his wife, Myrna Loy as Milly Stephenson, and his two almost grown kids. The daughter is Teresa Wright as Peggy Stephenson, and she eventually gets entangled with the Captain.
Dana Andrews is the Captain, Fred Derry. He has a wife but she apparently has been running around on him while he was being a war hero, and their marriage appears headed for a crash.
The surprise of the movie is newcomer Harold Russell, a real military veteran who lost both hands while training soldiers, as Homer Parrish, the sailor who comes home with hooks where his hands used to be. He has a girl back home, but now he doesn't believe he can expect her to cope with his disability.
Adding a musical touch, and his natural acting, is Hoagy Carmichael as Butch Engle, owner of a popular local hangout and a relative of Homer's.
This movie was made to highlight some of the issues returning war veterans faced. Not only was employment often an issue, but also the state of those who they come home to. Plus, war has changed the men, and that provides additional challenges. Good movie.