Hail the Conquering Hero

1943    1h 41m    Passed
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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.
Directed By
Preston Sturges
Written By
Preston Sturges
Studio
Paramount
Cast of Hail the Conquering Hero
  • Eddie BrackenWoodrow Truesmith
  • Ella RainesLibby
  • Raymond WalburnMayor Everett D. Noble
  • William DemarestSgt. Heppelfinger
  • Franklin PangbornReception Committee Chairman
  • Elizabeth PattersonMartha - Libby's Aunt
  • Georgia CaineMrs. Truesmith
  • Al BridgePolitical Boss
  • Freddie SteeleBugsy
  • Bill EdwardsForrest Noble
  • Harry HaydenDoc Bissell
  • Jimmy ConlinJudge Dennis
  • Jimmie DundeeCpl. Candida
  • Chester ConklinWestern Union Man (uncredited)
  • Eddie HallMan Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuireTown Councilman (uncredited)
  • Frank MoranTown Painter (uncredited)
  • Dewey RobinsonTrain Conductor (uncredited)
  • Robert WarwickMarine Colonel (uncredited)
  • Miriam NelsonTap Dancer (uncredited)
  • Esther HowardMrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
  • Bess FlowersWoman at Train Station (uncredited)
  • Torben MeyerMr. Schultz (uncredited)
  • Arthur HoytRev. Upperman (uncredited)
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