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