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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|the three war veterans are slowly returning to normal lives, with Homer marrying Wilma, and Fred getting divorced from his unloving wife freeing him to court Al's college-age daughter. But all three acknowledge they still have tough roads ahead of them.}}
* [[Girl Next Door]]: Literally with Homer's girlfriend Wilma.
* [[Oscar Bait]]: Arguably one of the first films to qualify for this.
** [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Homer is hugged by his girlfriend Wilma. And he hugs her back.
* [[Playing Gertrude]]: Actress Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson) was only 13 years older than Teresa Wright who played her daughter Peggy.
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: Though they all have traits of this, one of the original plans before they found the man who played Homer was to have a full-on Shell Shock victim who constantly had panic attacks.
** Al can no longer relate to his wife or his children who grew up without him, and is turning into an alcoholic
** Fred dismisses the war medals he's earned, and finds himself climbing into the remains of a bomber plane that are getting taken apart now that the war's over
** Homer is ashamed of his artificial hooks and can't keep himself around his family or his girl-next-door sweetheart.
* [[War Is Hell]]: We don't see any battles on the screen. All we see is [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|the damage each war veteran]] brings back with him.
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