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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Genre : Comedy, War

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Preston Sturges

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett D. 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
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

Crews

Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Writer
Werner R. Heymann
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Stuart Gilmore
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Haldane Douglas
Haldane Douglas
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Stephen Seymour
Stephen Seymour
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Warren Hoag
Warren Hoag
Electrician
Wallace Nogle
Wallace Nogle
Sound Recordist
Harlow Stengel
Harlow Stengel
Assistant Camera

Trailers and other movies

Hail The Conquering Hero Trailer 1944

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