Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Duration: 101 min
Release date: 1944-08-09
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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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Hail the Conquering Hero

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Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
as Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
as Libby
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
as Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
William Demarest
as Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
as Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
as Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine
as Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
as Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele
as Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
as Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
as Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
as Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Jimmie Dundee
as Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall
as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
as Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Miriam Nelson
as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
as Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
George Anderson
George Anderson
as Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Pauline Drake
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Dot Farley
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Maxine Fife
Maxine Fife
as Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Julie Gibson
as Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory
Stephen Gregory
as Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris
as Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Len Hendry
as Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker
Earl Hunsaker
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings
Henry Iblings
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle
Dudley Kuzelle
as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
George Melford
George Melford
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
as The Porter (uncredited)
Marjean Neville
Marjean Neville
as Mamie (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
as Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Paul Porcasi
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Victor Potel
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin
Merrill Rodin
as Alfie (uncredited)
John Sinclair
John Sinclair
as American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
as Townsman (uncredited)
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