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Hail the Conquering Hero
1944, Aug 09
1h 41m
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
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Hal Taggart
Townsman (uncredited)
Ella Raines
Libby
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Second Bandleader (uncredited)
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Julie Gibson
Singer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Charles R. Moore
The Porter (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
George Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Maxine Fife
Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory
Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Townswoman (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Marjean Neville
Mamie (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin
Alfie (uncredited)
John Sinclair
American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
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