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