
Hail the Conquering Hero
# MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1944-08-09
β Running Time:
101 mins
β Vote Average:
7.007
Beloved Cast

Woodrow Truesmith
Eddie Bracken

Libby
Ella Raines

Mayor Everett J. Noble
Raymond Walburn

Sgt. Heppelfinger
William Demarest

Reception Committee Chairman
Franklin Pangborn

Martha - Libby's Aunt
Elizabeth Patterson

Mrs. Truesmith
Georgia Caine

Political Boss
Al Bridge

Bugsy
Freddie Steele

Forrest Noble
Bill Edwards

Doc Bissell
Harry Hayden

Judge Dennis
Jimmy Conlin

Cpl. Candida
Jimmie Dundee

Western Union Man (uncredited)
Chester Conklin

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Eddie Hall

Town Councilman (uncredited)
Tom McGuire

Town Painter (uncredited)
Frank Moran

Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson

Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Robert Warwick

Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson

Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Esther Howard

Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Torben Meyer

Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt

Bartender (uncredited)
George Anderson

Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Nora Cecil

Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Pauline Drake

Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Dot Farley

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jim Farley

Town Councilman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum

Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Maxine Fife

Singer (uncredited)
Julie Gibson

Town Councilman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson

Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory

Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Mildred Harris

Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Len Hendry

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings

Townswoman (uncredited)
Tiny Jones

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle

Town Councilman (uncredited)
Philo McCullough

Sheriff (uncredited)
George Melford

The Porter (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore

Mamie (uncredited)
Marjean Neville

Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Jack Norton

Townsman (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi

Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Victor Potel

Alfie (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin

American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
John Sinclair

Townsman (uncredited)
Hal Taggart