Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 9 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Woodrow Truesmith
... Libby
... Mayor Everett D. Noble
... Sgt. Heppelfinger
... Reception Committee Chairman
... Martha - Libby's Aunt
Release Date:
Aug 09, 1944 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 41`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Hail the Conquering Hero
Directors & Credit Writers
... Second Assistant Director
HF
Harve Foster... Assistant Director
LPJ
La Prele Jones... Script Supervisor
Cast
... Woodrow Truesmith
... Libby
... Mayor Everett D. Noble
... Sgt. Heppelfinger
... Reception Committee Chairman
... Martha - Libby's Aunt
... Mrs. Truesmith
... Political Boss
... Bugsy
... Forrest Noble
... Doc Bissell
... Judge Dennis
... Cpl. Candida
... Western Union Man (uncredited)
... Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
... Town Councilman (uncredited)
... Town Painter (uncredited)
... Train Conductor (uncredited)
... Marine Colonel (uncredited)
... Tap Dancer (uncredited)