Film

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · 1h 41m · Comedy · War

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

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.

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

Jimmie Dundee

Cpl. Candida

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

• Preston SturgesDirector · Writer · Producer
• Buddy G. DeSylvaExecutive Producer
• John F. SeitzDirector of Photography
• Werner R. HeymannOriginal Music Composer
• Stuart GilmoreEditor
• Robert MayoCasting

Release date

August 9, 1944

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, War

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