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