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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!"

7.0/10 1h 41m Aug 09, 1944
Comedy War

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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Movie Details

Original Title Hail the Conquering Hero
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Popularity: 0.6
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
Libby
Popularity: 3.1
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Popularity: 0.3
William Demarest
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Popularity: 0.5
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Popularity: 0.3
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Popularity: 6.6
Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Popularity: 0.1
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Popularity: 0.2
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Popularity: 1.7
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Popularity: 2.9
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Popularity: 0.5
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Writer Preston Sturges
Director Preston Sturges
Editor Stuart Gilmore
Executive Producer Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer Preston Sturges

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

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Keywords

small town mother hero truth confession world war ii mayor lie marine corps satire war hero u.s. marine dead father military discharge false pretenses reluctant hero hero worship taken under wing hero's fall mayoral election

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Details
Release Date August 9, 1944
Runtime 1h 41m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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