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 J. 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 |
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George Anderson | Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nora Cecil | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pauline Drake | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dot Farley | Mamie's Mother (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Farley | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Franklyn Farnum | Town Councilman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maxine Fife | Daughter of Colonel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Julie Gibson | Singer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenneth Gibson | Town Councilman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stephen Gregory | Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mildred Harris | Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Len Hendry | Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Earl Hunsaker | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Iblings | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tiny Jones | Townswoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dudley Kuzelle | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Philo McCullough | Town Councilman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Melford | Sheriff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles R. Moore | The Porter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marjean Neville | Mamie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Norton | Second Bandleader (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Porcasi | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Victor Potel | Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Merrill Rodin | Alfie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Sinclair | American Legion Bandleader (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hal Taggart | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |