Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944
1h 41min

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.

Hail the Conquering Hero

Storyline

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.
    Released
    August 1944
    Runtime
    1h 41min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Paramount Pictures
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Miriam Nelson
Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
George Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Maxine Fife
Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Julie Gibson
Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory
Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Townswoman (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Town Councilman (uncredited)
George Melford
George Melford
Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
The Porter (uncredited)
Marjean Neville
Mamie (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin
Alfie (uncredited)
John Sinclair
American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
Townsman (uncredited)
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