Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away is a 1944 American drama film directed by John Cromwell, starring Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple.

Plot
When her husband leaves to fight in World War II, housewife Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) must struggle on alone to raise their two daughters, Jane (Jennifer Jones) and Bridget (Shirley Temple). With a tight budget, Anne is forced to take in two lodgers, elderly ex-soldier Col. William G. Smollett (Monty Woolley) and handsome Lt. Tony Willet (Joseph Cotten). However, loyal maid Fidelia (Hattie McDaniel) stays on unpaid and the makeshift household pulls together through home front hardships.

Cast

 * Claudette Colbert as Mrs. Anne Hilton
 * Jennifer Jones as Jane Deborah Hilton
 * Joseph Cotten as Lieutenant Commander Tony Willett
 * Shirley Temple as Bridget 'Brig' Hilton