Corrected entry: Fred Derry's wife Marie is shocked to see him in civilian clothes for the first time, however, in a later scene he promises to "fix you a nice meal, honey, just like I used to do behind the fountain before the war". (01:20:00 - 01:34:00)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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Directed by: William Wyler
Starring: Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright
Factual error: Fred would not have been a captain without prior college education. He was previously a soda jerk and would have been enlisted.
Al Stephenson: I've seen nothing, I should have stayed at home and found out what was really going on.
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Correction: Meaning he was in the military prior to the war. Armies don't just appear by magic when war breaks out, and the US has a very large army in the early 40s, before they entered World War 2.