Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
Starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn
Directed by Preston Sturges
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) 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.
Runtime: 101 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,War
Keywords: mother,hero,mayor,lie
Cast
Woodrow Truesmith
Libby
Mayor Everett D. Noble
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Reception Committee Chairman
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Mrs. Truesmith
Political Boss
Bugsy
Forrest Noble
Doc Bissell
Judge Dennis
Cpl. Candida
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Town Painter (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Tap Dancer