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