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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
- NR
- 08/09/1944 (US)
- Comedy, War
- 1h 41m
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
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.
Preston Sturges
Writer, DirectorCast
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Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith![Ella Raines's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/A61ol9pwWbXesmfblOfy9JVa5Cr.jpg)
Ella Raines
Libby![Raymond Walburn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/16ZJm2BU4vrv1Q5OBJLkTfwTDhb.jpg)
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett D. Noble![William Demarest's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yNr9tzg17nMsrfxqriaWg7PEBlV.jpg)
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger![Franklin Pangborn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dwVc1uGVVIhg7aplx7HLBmyObky.jpg)
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman![Elizabeth Patterson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rSLcM8DsZi1ydRn8Dk3vXE89nCG.jpg)
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt![Georgia Caine's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/AooGGbP6uyzvIKnC23UmcJrjlAc.jpg)
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith![Al Bridge's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sWYGabnivhoQ4OJ7yFyrzFGevGq.jpg)