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