random harvest is a 1942 american romantic drama movie directed by mervyn leroy and was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by james hilton. it stars ronald coleman, greer garson, susan peters, philip dorn, henry travers, reginald owen, bramwell fletcher, alan napier, margaret wycherly, melville cooper, jill esmond and was distributed by metro-goldwyn-mayer. it was nominated for 7 academy awards in 1943.