Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! 1944-08-09 United States of America 101 Min. PG-13
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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 Bracken is Woodrow Truesmith
Woodrow Truesmith
Raymond Walburn is Mayor Everett D. Noble
Mayor Everett D. Noble
William Demarest is Sgt. Heppelfinger
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn is Reception Committee Chairman
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson is Martha - Libby's Aunt
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine is Mrs. Truesmith
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge is Political Boss
Political Boss
Bill Edwards is Forrest Noble
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden is Doc Bissell
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin is Judge Dennis
Judge Dennis