Just after World War II, retired philosophy professor Henry Barnes (Gwenn) confides in his friend, law professor Edward Bell (Lockhart), that he is planning to commit suicide. He has reached this decision calmly and logically, feeling that having been forced to retire by the college, he is no longer useful, and he should not stay alive and use up the world's scarce resources. It is later revealed to the viewer that Henry's wife has died and his son was killed in the war. Edward tries to talk Henry out of his plan and contacts Dr. Philip Conway, who examines Henry and finds him in very good health. Henry asks the doctor to prescribe him sleeping pills, but Dr. Philip will only give him two at a time to prevent Henry from committing suicide by overdose.
Jason Taylor (Holden) is a United States Navy veteran who survived the sinking of the USS Vincennes and is now attending college on the G.I. Bill, hoping to become a chemistry teacher. He and his young, pregnant wife Peggy (Crain) live in a cramped camper while she seeks a better apartment for them, where Jason can concentrate on his studies without anxiety. The post-World War II housing shortage is affecting many G.I. Bill students who have brought wives and families with them; quonset huts have been set up in every spare space, and Edward, who is also serving as VA housing administrator, is swamped with paperwork and requests.....
Directed by George Seaton
Screenplay by George Seaton
Story by Faith Baldwin
Produced by William Perlberg
Starring Jeanne Crain
William Holden
Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography Harry Jackson
Edited by Robert L. Simpson
Music by David Raksin
Jeanne Crain as Peggy Taylor
William Holden as Jason Taylor
Edmund Gwenn as Professor Henry Barnes
Gene Lockhart as Professor Edward Bell
Griff Barnett as Dr. Philip Conway
Randy Stuart as Dorothy
Betty Lynn as Wife
Marion Marshall as Ruth
Pati Behrs as Jeanne
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