Comedy ·War · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 41m

Hail the Conquering Hero

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Director
Preston Sturges
Cast
Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith Ella Raines as Libby Raymond Walburn as Mayor Everett J. Noble William Demarest as Sgt. Heppelfinger Franklin Pangborn as Reception Committee Chairman Elizabeth Patterson as Martha - Libby's Aunt
Crew
John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Stuart Gilmore — Editor Werner R. Heymann — Original Music Composer Preston Sturges — Writer Preston Sturges — Producer Edith Head — Costume Design
Tagline

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
small townmotherherotruthconfessionworld war iimayorliemarine corpssatirewar herou.s. marine
Key Collaborators
Preston Sturges Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Stuart Gilmore Editor Werner R. Heymann Original Music Composer Preston Sturges Writer Preston Sturges Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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