The Human Comedy (1943)

No Oscar but a star

Van Johnson appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943), Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943), and The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).

Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

The Human Comedy became a battleground for writer William Saroyan who wanted to direct his screenplay and studio head Louis B. Mayer.

Two films with Donna

James Craig, a leading man at MGM in the 1940s, appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).

Donna's Onscreen Mother

Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in the film The Human Comedy (1943). Donna later invited her as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.

Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series

Donna Reed appears with Andy Rooney in two films - The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and The Human Comedy (1943).

No Oscar but a star

Van Johnson appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943), Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943), and The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).

Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

The Human Comedy became a battleground for writer William Saroyan who wanted to direct his screenplay and studio head Louis B. Mayer.

Two films with Donna

James Craig, a leading man at MGM in the 1940s, appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).

Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series

Andy Rooney appears with Donna Reed in two films - The Human Comedy (1943) and The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942).

No Oscar but a star

Van Johnson was never nominated for an Academy Award but has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He appears with Donna Reed in three films

Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

Filming of The Human Comedy (1943) involved a dispute between the screenwriter and MGM's chief, which led to a best seller book of revenge.

Donna's Onscreen Mother

Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in The Human Comedy (1943). She later was a guest star on The Donna Reed Show in The Baby Buggy.

Donna's co-stars share same birthday

Three people born on October 17th appeared in films with Donna Reed - Spring Byington, Marsha Hunt, and Montgomery Clift.

Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series

Mickey Rooney appears with Donna Reed in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), which was one of the 16 films in the Andy Hardey series.

No Oscar but a star

Van Johnson, MGM's "boy-next-door," appeared with the "girl-next-door," Donna Reed, in three films.

M-G-M replaced Donna

Henry Morgan appears with Donna Reed in three films - The Human Comedy (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), and Green Dolphin Street (1947).

Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

Donna Reed appears in The Human Comedy (1943). A bitter dispute developed between screenwriter William Saroyan and Louis B. Mayer of MGM.

A 1940s leading man

Donna Reed appears in two films with James Craig - The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).

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