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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Comedy

War

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.

Date: 08/09/1944
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Georgia Caine, Al Bridge, Freddie Steele, Bill Edwards, Harry Hayden, Jimmy Conlin, Jimmie Dundee, Chester Conklin, Eddie Hall, Tom McGuire, Frank Moran, Dewey Robinson, Robert Warwick, Miriam Nelson, Esther Howard, Bess Flowers, Torben Meyer, Arthur Hoyt, George Anderson, Nora Cecil, Pauline Drake, Dot Farley, Jim Farley, Franklyn Farnum, Maxine Fife, Julie Gibson, Kenneth Gibson, Stephen Gregory, Mildred Harris, Len Hendry, Earl Hunsaker, Henry Iblings, Tiny Jones, Dudley Kuzelle, Philo McCullough, George Melford, Charles R. Moore, Marjean Neville, Jack Norton, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Paul Porcasi, Victor Potel, Merrill Rodin, John Sinclair, Hal Taggart

Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith in Hail the Conquering Hero Eddie Bracken

Ella Raines as Libby in Hail the Conquering Hero Ella Raines

Raymond Walburn as Mayor Everett J. Noble in Hail the Conquering Hero Raymond Walburn

William Demarest as Sgt. Heppelfinger in Hail the Conquering Hero William Demarest

Franklin Pangborn as Reception Committee Chairman in Hail the Conquering Hero Franklin Pangborn

Elizabeth Patterson as Martha - Libby's Aunt in Hail the Conquering Hero Elizabeth Patterson

Georgia Caine as Mrs. Truesmith in Hail the Conquering Hero Georgia Caine

Al Bridge as Political Boss in Hail the Conquering Hero Al Bridge

Freddie Steele as Bugsy in Hail the Conquering Hero Freddie Steele

Bill Edwards as Forrest Noble in Hail the Conquering Hero Bill Edwards

Harry Hayden as Doc Bissell in Hail the Conquering Hero Harry Hayden

Jimmy Conlin as Judge Dennis in Hail the Conquering Hero Jimmy Conlin

Jimmie Dundee

Chester Conklin as Western Union Man (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Chester Conklin

Eddie Hall as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Eddie Hall

Tom McGuire as Town Councilman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Tom McGuire

Frank Moran as Town Painter (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Frank Moran

Dewey Robinson as Train Conductor (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Dewey Robinson

Robert Warwick as Marine Colonel (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Robert Warwick

Miriam Nelson as Tap Dancer (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Miriam Nelson

Esther Howard as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Esther Howard

Bess Flowers as Woman at Train Station (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Bess Flowers

Torben Meyer as Mr. Schultz (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Torben Meyer

Arthur Hoyt as Rev. Upperman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Arthur Hoyt

George Anderson

Nora Cecil as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Nora Cecil

Pauline Drake

Dot Farley as Mamie's Mother (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Dot Farley

Jim Farley as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Jim Farley

Franklyn Farnum as Town Councilman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Franklyn Farnum

Maxine Fife

Julie Gibson as Singer (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Julie Gibson

Kenneth Gibson

Stephen Gregory

Mildred Harris as Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Mildred Harris

Len Hendry

Earl Hunsaker

Henry Iblings

Tiny Jones

Dudley Kuzelle

Philo McCullough as Town Councilman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Philo McCullough

George Melford as Sheriff (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero George Melford

Charles R. Moore as The Porter (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Charles R. Moore

Marjean Neville

Jack Norton as Second Bandleader (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Jack Norton

Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Townsman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Paul Porcasi as Cafe Owner (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Paul Porcasi

Victor Potel as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Victor Potel

Merrill Rodin

John Sinclair

Hal Taggart as Townsman (uncredited) in Hail the Conquering Hero Hal Taggart

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