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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!"

Comedy
War
August 9, 1944 (82 years ago)
1h 41m
7.1/10
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Apple TV

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.

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Age 29 (died at 87)

Ella Raines
Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Libby

Age 24 (died at 67)

Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett J. Noble

Age 56 (died at 81)

William Demarest
William Demarest

William Demarest

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Age 52 (died at 91)

Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Reception Committee Chairman

Age 55 (died at 69)

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Martha - Libby's Aunt

Age 69 (died at 91)

Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Mrs. Truesmith

Age 67 (died at 87)

Al Bridge
Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Political Boss

Age 53 (died at 66)

Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele

Bugsy

Age 31 (died at 71)

Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Age 25 (died at 81)

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Age 61 (died at 72)

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

Age 59 (died at 77)

Jimmie Dundee
JD

Jimmie Dundee

Cpl. Candida

Age 43 (died at 52)

Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Age 58 (died at 85)

Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Age 32 (died at 51)

Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Age 70 (died at 80)