Lew is unconvinced, and Gramp tells him to go to pharmacy that evening. There he encounters a young sailor named Tony, someone Rusty often mentioned in his letters. Tony had agreed to tell Rusty's parents what happened if Rusty died. Lew invites Tony home and introduces him to Agnes. Tony tells them about Rusty's last hours. After a torpedo struck their ship, Rusty was carrying a wounded man when a second one hit, flinging Tony into the water. That was the last he saw of his friend. Cast Production notes An abridged version of MacKinlay Kantor's novel appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on November 28, 1942 and in the August 1943 issue of Reader's Digest. Five-year-old Natalie Wood made her screen debut and appears in a bit part in the picture as a little girl who drops an ice cream cone. Production lasted from June 13 to late July 1943. According to The Hollywood Reporter, news items, and studio publicity, the picture was shot on location in Santa Rosa, California, with additional scenes being filmed in nearby Healdsburg. The Time magazine review said that some scenes were shot in Sebastopol. A The Hollywood Reporter news item stated that the picture would have its premiere in sixty-one theaters in Iowa on December 2, 1943. Adaptations Don Ameche starred in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the story on April 10, 1944. A television adaptation of the film was presented on the 20th Century-Fox Hour (CBS Television) in February 1956, under the title "In Times Like These". References External links 1943 films 1940s fantasy drama films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American fantasy drama films Films about grieving Films based on American novels Films based on works by MacKinlay Kantor Films directed by Irving Pichel Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge Films set in Iowa Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1940s Films set on the home front during World War II American ghost films World War II films made in wartime Films with screenplays by Kathryn Scola 1943 drama films 1940s English-language films