Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944-08-09| 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.

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ComedyWar

Cast

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

William Demarest

William Demarest

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

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