The Human Comedy is a 1943 American World War II drama movie directed by Clarence Brown and was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by William Saroyan. It stars Mickey Rooney, Marsha Hunt, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Fay Bainter, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, Dorothy Morris, Darryl Hickman and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It won an Academy Award in 1944 and was nominated for 4 others.