Hail the Conquering Hero
Preston Sturges1944-08-09
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
7
101 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Eddie Bracken | Woodrow Truesmith | Unowned |
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Ella Raines | Libby | Unowned |
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Raymond Walburn | Mayor Everett D. Noble | Unowned |
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William Demarest | Sgt. Heppelfinger | Unowned |
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Franklin Pangborn | Reception Committee Chairman | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Patterson | Martha - Libby's Aunt | Unowned |
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Georgia Caine | Mrs. Truesmith | Unowned |
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Al Bridge | Political Boss | Unowned |
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Freddie Steele | Bugsy | Unowned |
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Bill Edwards | Forrest Noble | Unowned |
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Harry Hayden | Doc Bissell | Unowned |
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Jimmy Conlin | Judge Dennis | Unowned |
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Jimmie Dundee | Cpl. Candida | Unowned |
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Chester Conklin | Western Union Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Hall | Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom McGuire | Town Councilman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Moran | Town Painter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dewey Robinson | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Warwick | Marine Colonel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Miriam Nelson | Tap Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Esther Howard | Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bess Flowers | Woman at Train Station (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Torben Meyer | Mr. Schultz (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Hoyt | Rev. Upperman (uncredited) | Unowned |