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