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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
Hal Taggart
Townsman (uncredited)
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Ella Raines
Libby
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Charles R. Moore
The Porter (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Singer (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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