Hail the Conquering Hero

Name: Hail the Conquering Hero
Director: Preston Sturges
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1944-08-09
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn

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1944 · 101 min · NR · Comedy · War · TMDB 7.1/10

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

Cast

Eddie Bracken — Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines — Libby
Raymond Walburn — Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest — Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn — Reception Committee Chairman