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Hail the Conquering Hero

Genre:ComedyWar

Released:1944-08-09

Runtime:101

Overview

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:

Eddie Bracken

Character: Woodrow Truesmith

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Ella Raines

Character: Libby

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Raymond Walburn

Character: Mayor Everett J. Noble

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William Demarest

Character: Sgt. Heppelfinger

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Franklin Pangborn

Character: Reception Committee Chairman

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Elizabeth Patterson

Character: Martha - Libby's Aunt

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Georgia Caine

Character: Mrs. Truesmith

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Al Bridge

Character: Political Boss

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Freddie Steele

Character: Bugsy

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Bill Edwards

Character: Forrest Noble

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Harry Hayden

Character: Doc Bissell

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Jimmy Conlin

Character: Judge Dennis

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Jimmie Dundee

Character: Cpl. Candida

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Chester Conklin

Character: Western Union Man (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Character: Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Character: Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Character: Town Painter (uncredited)

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Dewey Robinson

Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Robert Warwick

Character: Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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Miriam Nelson

Character: Tap Dancer (uncredited)

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Esther Howard

Character: Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Character: Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

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Torben Meyer

Character: Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

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Arthur Hoyt

Character: Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

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George Anderson

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

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Nora Cecil

Character: Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

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Pauline Drake

Character: Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Dot Farley

Character: Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

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Jim Farley

Character: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Character: Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Maxine Fife

Character: Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)

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Julie Gibson

Character: Singer (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Character: Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Stephen Gregory

Character: Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)

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Mildred Harris

Character: Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Character: Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)

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Earl Hunsaker

Character: One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Henry Iblings

Character: One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

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Dudley Kuzelle

Character: One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Character: Town Councilman (uncredited)

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George Melford

Character: Sheriff (uncredited)

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Charles R. Moore

Character: The Porter (uncredited)

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Marjean Neville

Character: Mamie (uncredited)

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Jack Norton

Character: Second Bandleader (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

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Paul Porcasi

Character: Cafe Owner (uncredited)

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Victor Potel

Character: Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

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Merrill Rodin

Character: Alfie (uncredited)

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John Sinclair

Character: American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

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