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Hail the Conquering Hero

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.

1944 |1h 41m |  Comedy, War

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Cast

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Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

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Ella Raines

Libby

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Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett D. Noble

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William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

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Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

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Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

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Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

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Al Bridge

Political Boss

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Freddie Steele

Bugsy

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Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

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Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

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Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

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Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Town Painter (uncredited)

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Dewey Robinson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Robert Warwick

Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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Esther Howard

Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

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Torben Meyer

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

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Arthur Hoyt

Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

English

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