Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)

At the fiftieth anniversary of his town's founding, the town's first barber recalls his long-dead, spirited bride and the flaw in his own character that helped bring about her loss and several others.

Cast (19)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jean Peters

Nellie Halper

David Wayne

Ben Halper

Hugh Marlowe

Ed Jordan

Albert Dekker

Lloyd Slocum

Helene Stanley

Eadie Jordan

Tommy Morton

Benny Halper Jr.

Joyce Mackenzie

Bessie Jordan

Alan Hale Jr.

George Oliphant

Richard Karlan

Mike Kava

Bill Walker

Robert Waverly Ferris aka Trooper

Eugene Mazzola

Benny Halper Jr. Aged 4

Merry Anders

Adeline Halper

David Bauer

Sam Eichenbogen

Noreen Corcoran

Adeline Halper Aged 6

James Griffith

Ollie

Maudie Prickett

Mrs. Burdge

Warren Stevens

McCauley

Dan White

Doc Thomas

R

Robert Stevenson

Officer (uncredited)

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