Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Release date : August 9, 1944
Runtime : 1h 41m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Preston Sturges /
Writers : Preston Sturges /
Production companies : Paramount Pictures /
August 9, 1944 1h 41m United States of America Comedy English More
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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.
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Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)

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  • title:Hail the Conquering Hero
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1944
  • Runtime:1h 41m
  • Genres: Comedy · War ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Preston Sturges /
  • Writers: Preston Sturges ·
  • Production companies: Paramount Pictures ·
  • 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.
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