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    Hail the Conquering Hero

    101'

    1944-08-09

    7.1

    MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

    Comedy,War

    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.

    DirectingPreston SturgesWritingPreston Sturges

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    Cast

    2

    Woodrow Truesmith

    Eddie Bracken

    1

    Libby

    Ella Raines

    2

    Mayor Everett J. Noble

    Raymond Walburn

    2

    Sgt. Heppelfinger

    William Demarest

    1

    Reception Committee Chairman

    Franklin Pangborn

    2

    Martha - Libby's Aunt

    Elizabeth Patterson

    1

    Mrs. Truesmith

    Georgia Caine

    1

    Political Boss

    Al Bridge

    1

    Bugsy

    Freddie Steele

    1

    Forrest Noble

    Bill Edwards

    1

    Doc Bissell

    Harry Hayden

    1

    Judge Dennis

    Jimmy Conlin

    1

    Cpl. Candida

    Jimmie Dundee

    1

    Western Union Man (uncredited)

    Chester Conklin

    1

    Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

    Eddie Hall

    1

    Town Councilman (uncredited)

    Tom McGuire

    1

    Town Painter (uncredited)

    Frank Moran

    2

    Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Dewey Robinson

    1

    Marine Colonel (uncredited)

    Robert Warwick

    1

    Tap Dancer (uncredited)

    Miriam Nelson

    1

    Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

    Esther Howard

    2

    Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

    Bess Flowers

    1

    Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

    Torben Meyer

    1

    Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

    Arthur Hoyt

    1

    Bartender (uncredited)

    George Anderson

    1

    Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

    Nora Cecil

    2

    Telephone Operator (uncredited)

    Pauline Drake

    1

    Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

    Dot Farley

    1

    Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    Jim Farley

    1

    Town Councilman (uncredited)

    Franklyn Farnum

    1

    Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)

    Maxine Fife

    1

    Singer (uncredited)

    Julie Gibson

    1

    Town Councilman (uncredited)

    Kenneth Gibson

    1

    Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)

    Stephen Gregory

    1

    Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

    Mildred Harris

    1

    Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)

    Len Hendry

    1

    One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

    Earl Hunsaker

    1

    One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

    Henry Iblings

    1

    Townswoman (uncredited)

    Tiny Jones

    1

    One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

    Dudley Kuzelle

    2

    Town Councilman (uncredited)

    Philo McCullough

    1

    Sheriff (uncredited)

    George Melford

    1

    The Porter (uncredited)

    Charles R. Moore

    1

    Mamie (uncredited)

    Marjean Neville

    1

    Second Bandleader (uncredited)

    Jack Norton

    1

    Townsman (uncredited)

    Harry 'Snub' Pollard

    2

    Cafe Owner (uncredited)

    Paul Porcasi

    1

    Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

    Victor Potel

    1

    Alfie (uncredited)

    Merrill Rodin

    1

    American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)

    John Sinclair

    1

    Townsman (uncredited)

    Hal Taggart

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Paramount Pictures
    • Vote Count: 80
    • Popularity: 1.3386
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Hail the Conquering Hero

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