Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Discharged from the Marines for a hay fever condition, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) is too embarrassed to return home. Encouraged by some fellow soldiers to fabricate a story of being wounded in battle, Truesmith soon finds himself in over his head as he's treated to a hero's welcome.
Direction Preston Sturges
Cast Eddie Bracken · Ella Raines · Raymond Walburn · William Demarest · Jimmy Conlin · Al Bridge · Franklin Pangborn · Elizabeth Patterson · Georgia Caine · Harry Hayden · Nora Cecil · Eddie Hall · Chester Conklin · Jimmie Dundee · Bill Edwards · George Melford
Soundtrack Werner R. Heymann · Joseph J. Lilley · Victor Young
Screenplay Preston Sturges
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Original title Hail the Conquering Hero
7.1
323 votes (FilmAffinity)
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