She and Jim pursue an easy-going courtship when he receives a 72-hour pass. Jim receives a telegram ordering him to report for cholera shots. He proposes to Joan, but still haunted by her husband, she rejects him saying that "it will always be this way." A few days later, Peg’s husband returns after losing his leg in combat, and moved by seeing them together, Joan decides to tell Jim that she will wait for him. Peter drives her to the airfield, but Jim's outfit is already taking off. She waves frantically at him from outside the gate as he takes off, and as he passes by, mouths the words that she loves him and will wait for him. Cast Jane Russell as Joan Kenwood Louis Hayward as Lt. Jim Cameron Faith Domergue as Gerry Taylor Marie Wilson as 'Mac' McCallister Kent Taylor as Peter Waring Penny Singleton as Peg Martin Connie Gilchrist as Aunt Cissie Cora Witherspoon as Aunt Emeline Norman Lloyd as Sammy Jackson Steve Brodie as Willie Murphy Richard Bailey as Bill Martin Robert Holton as Bob Johnson Peter Garey as Navy Lieutenant Smith Bill Moss as Marine Lieutenant Pearson (as William Moss) William Murphy as Army Lieutenant Hope (as Bill 'Red' Murphy) Production The film was originally directed by William Dieterle who left after filming began. He was replaced by Andre de Toth who then left reportedly due to a case of strep throat. He was replaced in turn by Edwin L. Marin. The film went over budget by $600,000 and was a box office failure. ReleaseYoung Widow'' was released March 1, 1946. References External links 1946 films 1940s war drama films American war drama films 1940s English-language films Films about journalists Films based on American novels Films directed by Edwin L. Marin Films scored by Carmen Dragon Films set in New York City Films set on the home front during World War II United Artists films American World War II films American black-and-white films 1946 drama films 1940s American films