▁on ▁the ▁life ▁events ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁this ▁point . ▁ ▁Flash back s ▁show ▁him ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁pre war ▁life . ▁He ▁is ▁shown ▁meeting ▁and ▁marry ing ▁his ▁wife ▁Susan ▁( Jo an ▁Font aine ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Other ▁flash back s ▁describe ▁their ▁hard sc rab ble ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁poor ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁He ▁and ▁various ▁relatives ▁are ▁shown ▁as ▁frequently ▁un emp loy ed ▁and ▁having ▁difficulty ▁making ▁a ▁living . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Susan ' s ▁financial ▁ups ▁and ▁down s ▁are ▁dep icted , ▁as ▁are ▁the ▁hum ili ation ▁of ▁being ▁supported ▁by ▁Susan ' s ▁book store ▁cl erk ing ▁job , ▁and ▁unf air ly ▁being ▁pro sec uted ▁as ▁a ▁por n ograph er . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁he ▁is ▁shown ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁badly ▁needed ▁job ▁interview , ▁and ▁that ▁Susan ▁is ▁pre gn ant . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Joan ▁Font aine ▁as ▁Susan ▁C umm ings ▁ ▁Mark ▁Stevens ▁as ▁Bill ▁C umm ings ▁ ▁Ros em ary ▁De C amp ▁as ▁Mar tha ▁Be es ley ▁ ▁Harry ▁Morgan ▁as ▁H ank ▁Be es ley ▁▁ ▁W ally ▁Brown ▁as ▁J ake ▁Be es ley ▁ ▁Ar line ▁Judge ▁as ▁Marg ie ▁Be es ley ▁ ▁Ren ny ▁Mc E voy ▁as ▁Charlie ▁Be es ley ▁ ▁Bobby ▁D ris coll ▁as ▁Tim my ▁Be es