Movie

Hail the Conquering Hero

★ 7.1/10 · 77 votes 1944 1h 41m Released

ComedyWar

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 Woodrow Truesmith Ella Raines Libby Raymond Walburn Mayor Everett J. Noble William Demarest Sgt. Heppelfinger Franklin Pangborn Reception Committee Chairm Elizabeth Patterson Martha - Libby's Aunt