Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!"

7.1 August 9, 1944 1h 41m Released
ComedyWar

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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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

    Jimmie Dundee

    Cpl. Candida

  • Chester Conklin

    Chester Conklin

    Western Union Man (uncredited)

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