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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Poster for Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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 & Crew

Director
Preston Sturges
  • Profile picture of Eddie Bracken
    Woodrow Truesmith Eddie Bracken
  • Profile picture of Ella Raines
    Libby Ella Raines
  • Profile picture of Raymond Walburn
    Mayor Everett J. Noble Raymond Walburn
  • Profile picture of William Demarest
    Sgt. Heppelfinger William Demarest
  • Profile picture of Franklin Pangborn
    Reception Committee Chairman Franklin Pangborn
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Patterson
    Martha - Libby's Aunt Elizabeth Patterson
  • Profile picture of Georgia Caine
    Mrs. Truesmith Georgia Caine
  • Profile picture of Al Bridge
    Political Boss Al Bridge

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  • dead father
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