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Since You Went Away

Cry, darling. Cry your heart out. I won't try to tell you that you'll get over it soon,...

Anne Hilton:

Jane, dear, come into the living room. I'd like to talk to you. Jane Hilton:
What's the matter, Mom? Anne Hilton:
Well, mayn't I talk to you if I want to? Jane Hilton:
Of course, but you sound so strange. Anne Hilton:
Do I? I'm sorry, I don't mean to. Jane Hilton:
What is it? Why couldn't Brig hear? Is that why you sent her - ? Not about... Pop. Anne Hilton:
No. Sit down, darling. Jane, dear, I'm terribly proud of the way you've grown up. I'm sorry Pop missed it. Jane Hilton:
Oh, is that all? That's sweet of you, Mother. Anne Hilton:
No, dear, it isn't... Jane Hilton:
It's so wonderful being at the hospital. I wish you could come and visit. Anne Hilton:
I will. Jane Hilton:
But some of it's so sad. If you could see those boys. And they're so cheerful, most of them. Anne Hilton:
I know. They have such courage. I like to think that you have that kind of courage, too, darling. Jane Hilton:
What are you trying to tell me? Anne Hilton:
That when a man goes off to war, we have to be... Jane Hilton:
Bill! Anne Hilton:
The telegram came just a few minutes ago. It was addressed to you, but I opened it. Jane Hilton:
Did it say he was missing, or what? I don't care if he's wounded, I don't care what's happened to him, if only... Anne Hilton:
No, dear, it said he... it said he died in action at Salerno. Jane Hilton:
Oh, It couldn't be! It couldn't be! It could be a mistake, couldn't it, Mother? I've heard that sometimes - sometimes they get the names mixed up. Anne Hilton:
Oh, no, honey, you mustn't fool yourself! That would be the worst thing of all. You've got to face it, as hard and cruel as it is. Jane Hilton:
Yes, I know. I've known it all along. Oh, Mother! Anne Hilton:
Cry, darling. Cry your heart out. I won't try to tell you that you'll get over it soon, because it will take time - maybe a long time

Full Transcript

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All right.
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Come into the living room. I'd like to talk to you.
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What's the matter?
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- Mayn't I talk to you if I want? - Of course.
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But you sound so strange.
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Do I? I'm sorry, I don't mean to.
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What is it? Why couldn't Brig hear?
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Is that why you sent her...
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- Not about... Pop? - No.
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Sit down, darling.
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Jane, dear, I'm terribly proud of the way you've grown up.
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I'm sorry Pop missed it.
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Is that all? That's sweet of you, Mother.
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No, dear, it isn't...
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It's so wonderful being at the hospital.
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I wish you could come and visit.
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I will-.
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But some of it's so sad.
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If you could see those boys.
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And they're so cheerful, most of them.
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I know. They have such courage.
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I like to think that you have that kind of courage, too, darling.
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What are you trying to tell me?
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That when a man goes off to war, we have to be...
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It's Bill!
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The telegram came just a few minutes ago.
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It was addressed to you, but I opened it.
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Did it say he was missing or what?
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I don't care if he's wounded, if only...
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No, dear, it said he...
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It said he died in action at Salerno.
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It couldn't be!
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It couldn't be!
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It could be a mistake, couldn't it, Mother?
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I've heard that sometimes they get the names mixed up.
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No, honey, you mustn't fool yourself.
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That would be the worst thing of all.
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You've got to face it, as hard and cruel as it is.
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Yes, I know.
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I've known it all along.
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Cry, darling. Cry your heart out.
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I won't try to tell you that you'll get over it soon,
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because it will take time... Maybe a long time.
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No, I won't cry.
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A wonderful boy loved you, Jane.
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That doesn't happen to everybody.
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But I had him only for such a little while.
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I'll go help with supper.
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There's chicken fricassee just the way you like it.
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Sounds fine.
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Isn't it funny?
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We were just talking.
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Brig was just saying about our...
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about our honeymoon.
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Oh, my baby.
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My poor, poor baby.
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He struggled so hard to be a soldier
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because I insisted on it.
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I, in my infinite wisdom.
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He would have been a soldier anyway as things turned out.
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Yes, but all he learned from me was the glory, decorations, parades.
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Bill had character and courage. I know you gave him those.
Duration
235 seconds
Views
2,232
Timestamp in Movie
02:18:15
Uploaded
Sep 28, 2021
Genres
Production
Selznick International Pictures

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Movie Summary

With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.

Actors

Claudette Colbert
Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones
Jane Hilton
Shirley Temple
Brig Hilton
Marine's Girl Friend