- HD 1080
- Runtime: 82m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Ford
- Stars: Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet, Colleen Townsend, William Demarest, Jimmy Lydon
- keywords: nazi, church, embarrasment, b17 bomber
- Production_studio: 20th Century Fox
- Slogan: His story is taken from Government films ... because they didn't want it !
- The When Willie Comes Marching Home is featured in the top rankings of 1950
- #15 in Top Comedy Movies of 1950
- #2 in Top War Movies of 1950
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.