Eddie Bracken plays the son of a World War I Marine hero who is the first in his small town to sign up for military service. When Bracken is discharged from the Marines for hay fever, he hasn’t the nerve to go home and tell his mother and the rest of the townsfolk.
1945 | Nominee: Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1944 | Winner: Top Ten Films
1944 | 2 runner-up prizes including: Best Film
2015 | Winner: National Film Registry