An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Writing | Julien Josephson | Screenplay |
| Writing | MacKinlay Kantor | Novel |
| Directing | Irving Pichel | Director |
| Writing | Kathryn Scola | Screenplay |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Directing | Arthur Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Art | J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
