Hail the Conquering Hero

Overview

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.

Directed by Preston Sturges

Top cast

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge

Political Boss

Freddie Steele

Bugsy

Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

J

Jimmie Dundee

Cpl. Candida

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Town Painter (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Miriam Nelson

Tap Dancer (uncredited)

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