Hail the Conquering Hero
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1944-08-09
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Preston Sturges
Writer: Preston Sturges
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, War
Original title: Hail the Conquering Hero
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Ella Raines
Raymond Walburn
William Demarest
Franklin Pangborn
Elizabeth Patterson
Georgia Caine
Al Bridge
Freddie Steele
Bill Edwards
Harry Hayden
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmie Dundee
Chester Conklin
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