Tender Comrade (1943)
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- 1h 42min
- Drama, Romance
- Jun 1944 (USA)
- Movie
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ginger Rogers | ... |
Jo Jones
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| Robert Ryan | ... |
Chris Jones
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| Ruth Hussey | ... |
Barbara Thomas
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| Patricia Collinge | ... |
Helen Stacey
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| Mady Christians | ... |
Manya Lodge
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| Kim Hunter | ... |
Doris Dumbrowski
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| Jane Darwell | ... |
Mrs. Henderson
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| Richard Martin | ... |
Mike Dumbrowski
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Robert Anderson | ... |
Chris Jones as a boy (uncredited)
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| Patti Brill | ... |
Western Union Girl (uncredited)
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Tom Burton | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Donald Davis | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Jane Farrar | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Edward Fielding | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Mary Forbes | ... |
Mrs. Flanagan - Jo's Mother (uncredited)
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| Richard Gaines | ... |
Waldo Pierson (uncredited)
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Euline Martin | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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Freddie Mercer | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Mike Road | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Claire Whitney | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward Dmytryk | ||
Written by
| Dalton Trumbo | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| David Hempstead | ... | producer |
| Sherman Todd | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Cinematography by
| Russell Metty | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Roland Gross | ||
Art Direction by
| Carroll Clark | ||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Set Decoration by
| A. Roland Fields | ... | (set decorations) (as Al Fields) |
| Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Renié | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Harry Scott | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Roy Meadows | ... | sound recordist |
| James G. Stewart | ... | sound re-recordist |
Special Effects by
| Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Miehle | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Edith Head | ... | costume designer: Ginger Rogers |
Music Department
| C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Gertrude Bank | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| R. Campbell | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| N. Harden | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| L. Lang | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Vernon P. McCoy | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Mal Merrihugh | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Panter | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| George Spencer | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| William Swingley | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Bob Wright | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- TCM Cinema (2023) (France) (tv)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was introduced as evidence when director Edward Dmytryk and writer Dalton Trumbo were hauled before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was investigating them on suspicion of being Communists. Despite the film's many flag-waving speeches, the communal living arrangements of the ladies in the film was cited as evidence of how Dmytryk and Trumbo attempted to brainwash unsuspecting American moviegoers with Communist propaganda. As even more damning evidence, there was the use of the word "Comrade" in the title. See more » |
| Goofs | When Chris comes around the hanging laundry in Jo's flashback, we hear the end of his whistling "You Made Me Love You," but his face is totally relaxed, and clearly not that of a person who is whistling. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dark Victory (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 See more » |
| Crazy Credits | TO MY WIFE - Teacher, Tender Comrade Wife, A fellow-farer true through life, Heart-whole and soul-free, The August Father, Gave to me. Robert Louis Stevenson See more » |
| Quotes |
Jo Jones:
We're going to pool all of our salaries and we'll pay the rent, take care of the expenses of the house, and what's left over, we'll split five ways. You see, we're running this joint like a democracy! Manya Lodge: Like a democracy! Oh, that's good! That's good. Once, in Germany, we had a democracy. But we... Helen Stacey: You lost it. Manya Lodge: Nein. We did not lose it. We let it be murdered - like a little child. See more » |