Homecoming

Homecoming is a 1948 romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. Ulysses Johnson (Gable) is a surgeon coming back from World War II. As he is sitting on the transport boat taking him back to America, he is asked by a reporter about his experiences during the war. Johnson begins to tell him his story, beginning in 1941. Johnson was the Chief Surgeon at a hospital free of emotional attachment to his patients. He joins the army and has a co... more

Homecoming is a 1948 romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. Ulysses Johnson (Gable) is a surgeon coming back from World War II. As he is sitting on the transport boat taking him back to America, he is asked by a reporter about his experiences during the war. Johnson begins to tell him his story, beginning in 1941. Johnson was the Chief Surgeon at a hospital free of emotional attachment to his patients. He joins the army and has a cocktail party with his wife, Penny (Baxter). While at the party, a colleague of his, Dr. Robert Sunday (Hodiak), accuses Johnson of being unsentimental, a hypocrite, and joining the army out of purely selfish motivation. Penny breaks up the fray and she and Johnson spend their last night together sipping cocktails. Johnson then boards a transport ship where he meets Lt. Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Turner). Although they initially do not get along, they eventually find they have a lot in common and become fast friends. Their friendship is at... less