When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

movie - first aired/released 1950-02-17 - audience 6.9

Directed by John Ford

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.