Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944
1h 41m
7.1

7.1/10

75 votes • View on IMDb

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!"

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Cast

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines
Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest
William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge
Al Bridge

Political Boss

Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele

Bugsy

Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

Key Crew

Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Writer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
Preston Sturges
Producer