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.
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Eddie Bracken
as Woodrow Truesmith
as Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
as Libby
as Libby
Raymond Walburn
as Mayor Everett J. Noble
as Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
as Sgt. Heppelfinger
as Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
as Reception Committee Chairman
as Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
as Mrs. Truesmith
as Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
as Political Boss
as Political Boss
Freddie Steele
as Bugsy
as Bugsy
Bill Edwards
as Forrest Noble
as Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
as Doc Bissell
as Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
as Judge Dennis
as Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
as Cpl. Candida
as Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
as Town Painter (uncredited)
as Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
as Marine Colonel (uncredited)
as Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Howard
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
as Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
as Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
as Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
George Anderson
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Maxine Fife
as Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
as Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
as Singer (uncredited)
as Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory
as Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
as Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
as Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
as Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Len Hendry
as Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
as Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
George Melford
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as The Porter (uncredited)
as The Porter (uncredited)
Marjean Neville
as Mamie (uncredited)
as Mamie (uncredited)
Jack Norton
as Second Bandleader (uncredited)
as Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Victor Potel
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin
as Alfie (uncredited)
as Alfie (uncredited)
John Sinclair
as American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
as American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Preston Sturges
Writer
Writer
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Preston Sturges
Director
Director
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Editor
Haldane Douglas
Art Direction
Art Direction
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Costume Design
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Art Direction
Stephen Seymour
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Warren Hoag
Electrician
Electrician
Wallace Nogle
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Harlow Stengel
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Preston Sturges
Producer
Producer
Robert Mayo
Casting
Casting
Dick Johnson
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Web Overlander
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Gertrude Reade
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Harve Foster
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Howard Joslin
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
John Robert Murphy
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Evelyn Glatt
Assistant Set Dresser
Assistant Set Dresser
Joe Keller
Props
Props
Oscar Lau
Props
Props
John MacNeil
Assistant Set Dresser
Assistant Set Dresser
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Gene Merritt
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
August Van Koughnet
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
William Austin
Grip
Grip
Ray Guy
Electrician
Electrician
Gene Liggett
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Walter McLeod
Grip
Grip
Otto Pierce
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
William Rand
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Theodor Sparkuhl
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Chet Stafford
Gaffer
Gaffer
Walt Taylor
Gaffer
Gaffer
Louis Brown
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Eugene Joseff
Other
Other
Sigmund Krumgold
Music Director
Music Director
Joseph J. Lilley
Additional Music
Additional Music
Paul Marquardt
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Victor Young
Additional Music
Additional Music
La Prele Jones
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Teet Carle
Publicist
Publicist
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