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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

# MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
Comedy   War
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1944-08-09
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Eddie Bracken original image
Woodrow Truesmith
Eddie Bracken
Ella Raines original image
Libby
Ella Raines
Raymond Walburn original image
Mayor Everett D. Noble
Raymond Walburn
William Demarest original image
Sgt. Heppelfinger
William Demarest
Franklin Pangborn original image
Reception Committee Chairman
Franklin Pangborn
Elizabeth Patterson original image
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Elizabeth Patterson
Georgia Caine original image
Mrs. Truesmith
Georgia Caine
Al Bridge original image
Political Boss
Al Bridge
Freddie Steele original image
Bugsy
Freddie Steele
Bill Edwards original image
Forrest Noble
Bill Edwards
Harry Hayden original image
Doc Bissell
Harry Hayden
Jimmy Conlin original image
Judge Dennis
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmie Dundee original image
Cpl. Candida
Jimmie Dundee
Chester Conklin original image
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Eddie Hall original image
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Tom McGuire original image
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Frank Moran original image
Town Painter (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Dewey Robinson original image
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Robert Warwick original image
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Miriam Nelson original image
Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Esther Howard original image
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Bess Flowers original image
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Torben Meyer original image
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Arthur Hoyt original image
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt

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