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Hail the Conquering Hero( 1944)

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MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eddie Bracken

      Woodrow Truesmith

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      Ella Raines

      Libby

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      Raymond Walburn

      Mayor Everett J. Noble

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      William Demarest

      Sgt. Heppelfinger

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      Franklin Pangborn

      Reception Committee Chairman

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      Elizabeth Patterson

      Martha - Libby's Aunt

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      Georgia Caine

      Mrs. Truesmith

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      Al Bridge

      Political Boss

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      Freddie Steele

      Bugsy

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      Bill Edwards

      Forrest Noble

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      Harry Hayden

      Doc Bissell

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Judge Dennis

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      Jimmie Dundee

      Cpl. Candida

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      Chester Conklin

      Western Union Man (uncredited)

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      Eddie Hall

      Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

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      Tom McGuire

      Town Councilman (uncredited)

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      Frank Moran

      Town Painter (uncredited)

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      Dewey Robinson

      Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      Robert Warwick

      Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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      Miriam Nelson

      Tap Dancer (uncredited)

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      Esther Howard

      Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

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      Torben Meyer

      Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

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      Arthur Hoyt

      Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

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      George Anderson

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Nora Cecil

      Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

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      Pauline Drake

      Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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      Dot Farley

      Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

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      Jim Farley

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Town Councilman (uncredited)

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      Maxine Fife

      Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)

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      Julie Gibson

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Gibson

      Town Councilman (uncredited)

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      Stephen Gregory

      Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)

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      Mildred Harris

      Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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      Len Hendry

      Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)

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      Earl Hunsaker

      One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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      Henry Iblings

      One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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      Tiny Jones

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Dudley Kuzelle

      One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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      Philo McCullough

      Town Councilman (uncredited)

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      George Melford

      Sheriff (uncredited)

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      Charles R. Moore

      The Porter (uncredited)

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      Marjean Neville

      Mamie (uncredited)

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      Jack Norton

      Second Bandleader (uncredited)

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      Harry 'Snub' Pollard

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Paul Porcasi

      Cafe Owner (uncredited)

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      Victor Potel

      Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

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      Merrill Rodin

      Alfie (uncredited)

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      John Sinclair

      American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)

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      Hal Taggart

      Townsman (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • small town
    • mother
    • hero
    • truth
    • confession
    • world war ii
    • mayor
    • lie
    • marine corps
    • satire
    • war hero
    • u.s. marine
    • dead father
    • military discharge
    • false pretenses
    • reluctant hero
    • hero worship
    • taken under wing
    • hero's fall
    • mayoral election
    • allergies
    • return to hometown
    • honorable