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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

NR ★ 7.1/10 101 min Comedy, War United States English
Streaming: Not available
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Description

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.

Top 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

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