Hail the Conquering Hero
“MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!”
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.
Genres
Comedy, War
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Where to Watch
Cast
Woodrow Truesmith
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Libby
Ella Raines
Libby
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Sgt. Heppelfinger
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Reception Committee Chairman
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Mrs. Truesmith
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Political Boss
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Bugsy
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Forrest Noble
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Doc Bissell
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Judge Dennis
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
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