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