Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944·1h 41m·Comedy, War

7.178 ratings

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.

Cast

Eddie BrackenWoodrow Truesmith
Ella RainesLibby
Raymond WalburnMayor Everett J. Noble
William DemarestSgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin PangbornReception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth PattersonMartha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia CaineMrs. Truesmith
Al BridgePolitical Boss
Freddie SteeleBugsy
Bill EdwardsForrest Noble
Harry HaydenDoc Bissell
Jimmy ConlinJudge Dennis
Jimmie DundeeCpl. Candida
Chester ConklinWestern Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie HallMan Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

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