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