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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

19447.11h 41m

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.

Directed by Preston Sturges
Written by Preston Sturges
Produced by Preston Sturges
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

small townmotherherotruthconfessionworld war iimayorliemarine corpssatirewar herou.s. marinedead fathermilitary dischargefalse pretensesreluctant herohero worshiptaken under winghero's fallmayoral electionallergiesreturn to hometownhonorable

About Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero is a comedy, war film released in 1944 exploring themes of small town, mother, hero, truth, confession, world war ii. Directed by Preston Sturges, it stars Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn. 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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