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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

1944•1h 41m•7.1/10
ComedyWar

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7.1/10(74)

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.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Political Boss

Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele

Bugsy

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

Jimmie Dundee

Cpl. Candida

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Town Painter (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Miriam Nelson

Miriam Nelson

Tap Dancer (uncredited)

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