Hail the Conquering Hero
First aired on Aug 9, 1944
Runtime: 101 mins
70%
Genres: 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 Cast: click image to view more
Eddie Bracken | Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines | Libby
Raymond Walburn | Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest | Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn | Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson | Martha - Libby's Aunt
Featured Crew
Preston Sturges | Director
Preston Sturges | Writer
Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz | Director of Photography
Stuart Gilmore | Editor
Haldane Douglas | Art Direction
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