Movie·1944·1h 41m
Hail the Conquering Hero
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Preston Sturges, Buddy G. DeSylva
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Music
Werner R. Heymann
Editor
Stuart Gilmore
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
77 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Preston Sturges
Writer, Director, Producer
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
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