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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

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.

  • Comedy
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eddie BrackenEddie BrackenWoodrow Truesmith
  • Photo of Ella RainesElla RainesLibby
  • Photo of Raymond WalburnRaymond WalburnMayor Everett J. Noble
  • Photo of William DemarestWilliam DemarestSgt. Heppelfinger
  • Photo of Franklin PangbornFranklin PangbornReception Committee Chairman
  • Photo of Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonMartha - Libby's Aunt
  • Photo of Georgia CaineGeorgia CaineMrs. Truesmith
  • Photo of Al BridgeAl BridgePolitical Boss
  • Photo of Freddie SteeleFreddie SteeleBugsy
  • Photo of Bill EdwardsBill EdwardsForrest Noble

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