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Hail the Conquering Hero

NR
ComedyWar
7/10(65 ratings)

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.

08-09-1944
1h 41m
Hail the Conquering Hero
Backdrop for Hail the Conquering Hero

Main Cast

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Libby

Mayor Everett D. Noble

William Demarest

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Preston Sturges
Writer:
Preston Sturges
Production:
Paramount Pictures

Key Crew

Writer:
Preston Sturges
Makeup Artist:
Wally Westmore
Director:
Preston Sturges
Editor:
Stuart Gilmore
Costume Design:
Edith Head

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en