Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero was released on August 9, 1944.

Hail the Conquering Hero was directed by Preston Sturges.

Hail the Conquering Hero has a runtime of 1h 41m.

Hail the Conquering Hero was produced by Preston Sturges.

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.

The key characters in Hail the Conquering Hero are Woodrow Truesmith (Eddie Bracken), Libby (Ella Raines), Mayor Everett J. Noble (Raymond Walburn).

Hail the Conquering Hero is rated Passed.

Hail the Conquering Hero is a Comedy, War film.

Hail the Conquering Hero has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.