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Hail the Conquering Hero
Release Date: August 09, 1944
| Year | : | 1944 |
| Slogan | : | «MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, War |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | Preston Sturges |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Preston Sturges |
| RunTime | : | 101 mins. |
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) 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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Trailer: Hail The Conquering Hero Trailer 1944
Main Actors
Eddie Bracken
Character : Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Character : Libby
Raymond Walburn
Character : Mayor Everett D. Noble
William Demarest
Character : Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Character : Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Character : Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Character : Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Character : Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Character : Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Character : Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Character : Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Character : Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Character : Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Character : Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Character : Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Character : Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Character : Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Character : Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Character : Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Character : Tap Dancer
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