Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944-08-09 | 101 min

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.

Genres

Comedy War

Cast

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

William Demarest

William Demarest

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

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