Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Comedy
War
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
Woodrow Truesmith
Libby
Doc Bissell
Judge Dennis
Cpl. Candida
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Town Painter (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Singer (uncredited)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Reception Committee Chairman
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Porter (uncredited)
Mamie (uncredited)
Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Alfie (uncredited)
American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Townsman (uncredited)
Mrs. Truesmith
Political Boss
Bugsy
Forrest Noble
Crew
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Props
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