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.
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Cast
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Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Known for
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
National Lampoon's Vacation
Ella Raines
Libby
Known for
Phantom Lady
Tall in the Saddle
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Known for
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Christmas in July
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
The Lady Eve
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
Design for Living
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Known for
I Married a Witch
Remember the Night
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Christmas in July
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Known for
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Unfaithfully Yours
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Known for
Story of G.I. Joe
A Foreign Affair
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Also in
The War Lover
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Known for
Carrie
Intruder in the Dust
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
The Palm Beach Story
Preston Sturges Director · Werner R. Heymann Composer John F. Seitz Cinematographer
United States release August 9, 1944 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 9, 1944
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 18, 1944 · Theatrical · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United Kingdom
October 31, 1944 · Theatrical
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