‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ (1946)
In the sunset of WWII, Samuel Goldwyn was inspired to make a movie about soldiers readjusting to civilian life. While at the time it was the highest-grossing film since “Gone with the Wind,” it doesn’t remain in our cultural memory the same way. Though it may seem like that might have to do with age, there’s another film that year that we all still recall with ease. Also nominated was “It’s a Wonderful Life”.