Class of '44
“They've come a long way since that summer of '42”
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome fraternity president who is in charge of hazings.
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Class of '44 performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$13.8M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Hermie
Gary Grimes
Hermie
Oscy
Jerry Houser
Oscy
Benjie
Oliver Conant
Benjie
Julie
Deborah Winters
Julie
Fraternity President
William Atherton
Fraternity President
Marty
Sam Bottoms
Marty
Principal
Murray Westgate
Principal
Football Coach
James Forrest
Football Coach
Hotel Bartender
John Kerr
Hotel Bartender
Grade Advisor
Marian Waldman
Grade Advisor
Professor
Joe Ponazecki
Professor
Valedictorian
Mary Long
Valedictorian
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