Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

19441h 41mComedyWar
7.1

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Overview

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

Cast

Eddie BrackenEddie BrackenWoodrow Truesmith
Ella RainesElla RainesLibby
Raymond WalburnRaymond WalburnMayor Everett J. Noble
William DemarestWilliam DemarestSgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin PangbornFranklin PangbornReception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonMartha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia CaineGeorgia CaineMrs. Truesmith
Al BridgeAl BridgePolitical Boss
Freddie SteeleFreddie SteeleBugsy
Bill EdwardsBill EdwardsForrest Noble
Harry HaydenHarry HaydenDoc Bissell
Jimmy ConlinJimmy ConlinJudge Dennis

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DirectorPreston Sturges

Details

Release DateAugust 9, 1944
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosParamount Pictures
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