Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero

Information

Release DateAugust 9, 1944
Runtime1h 41m
StatusReleased
ProductionParamount Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
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Hail the Conquering Hero

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!"

Synopsis

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
Preston Sturges

Featured 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

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