Hail the Conquering Hero
68 reviews
Comedy/War
1h 41m
1944
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....
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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.
- DirectorPreston Sturges
- Release9 August 1944
- Genre
- Duration1h 41m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate68 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast

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

Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge
Political Boss

Freddie Steele
Bugsy

Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis

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)

Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Miriam Nelson
Tap Dancer (uncredited)

Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman (uncredited)

Julie Gibson
Singer (uncredited)

Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Town Councilman (uncredited)

George Melford
Sheriff (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore
The Porter (uncredited)

Jack Norton
Second Bandleader (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Townsman (uncredited)
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