
Hail the Conquering Hero
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August 9, 1944
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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
Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines
Libby

Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman