Hail the Conquering Hero Poster

Hail the Conquering Hero

70.00% | August 9, 1944 | Comedy, War

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.

Featured Crew

Preston Sturges
Writer
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Haldane Douglas
Art Direction
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Cast

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman

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