Near the end of this film, an unemployed soda jerk visits an aircraft graveyard before accepting a construction job and returning to Boone City, where he reunites with Peggy.
One character in this movie gives a loan to Mr. Novak without collateral, and later gives a drunken speech where he defends collateral-free loans as "gambling on the future of this country." In one of its many deep-focus shots, one of its main characters discovers his ability to play "Chopsticks" while its third main character painfully breaks off a relationship in a phone booth in Butch's bar. Near the end of this film, an unemployed soda jerk visits an aircraft graveyard before accepting a construction job and returning to Boone City, where he reunites with Peggy. Harold Russell won an unprecedented two Oscars for playing a character in this movie who initially refuses to marry Wilma Cameron because of the loss of his hands. It focuses on the troubles Al Stephenson, Homer Parrish, and Fred Derry have reintegrating themselves into domestic life. For 10 points, name this 1946 film directed by William Wyler about the struggles of three veterans returning home from World War II.
One character in this movie gives a loan to Mr. Novak without collateral, and later gives a drunken speech where he defends collateral-free loans as "gambling on the future of this country."
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