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