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