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Hail the Conquering Hero

NR

1944

101 minutes

ComedyWar

Overview

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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Top Cast

Eddie Bracken headshot

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines headshot

Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn headshot

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett D. Noble

William Demarest headshot

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn headshot

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Elizabeth Patterson headshot

Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Georgia Caine headshot

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge headshot

Al Bridge

Political Boss

Freddie Steele headshot

Freddie Steele

Bugsy

Bill Edwards headshot

Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden headshot

Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin headshot

Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

Jimmie Dundee headshot

Jimmie Dundee

Cpl. Candida

Chester Conklin headshot

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall headshot

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Tom McGuire headshot

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Frank Moran headshot

Frank Moran

Town Painter (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson headshot

Dewey Robinson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Robert Warwick headshot

Robert Warwick

Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Miriam Nelson headshot

Miriam Nelson

Tap Dancer (uncredited)

Esther Howard headshot

Esther Howard

Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

Bess Flowers headshot

Bess Flowers

Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

Torben Meyer headshot

Torben Meyer

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt headshot

Arthur Hoyt

Rev. Upperman (uncredited)