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When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 · 82 min

A gentle, folksy wartime comedy that ambles along with mild slapstick and small-town charm, never quite catching fire but leaving a warm afterglow.

Directed by
John Ford
Genres
Comedy, War
Tagline
His story is taken from Government films ... because they didn't want it !
Overview
When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.

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Directed by
John Ford
Genres
Comedy, War
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • war
  • family
  • rebellion
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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