Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

9/8/1944 1h 41m 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.

Director

Howard Joslin

Top Billed Cast

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

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