Hail the Conquering Hero
1944·Movie
·1h 41min·
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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.
WWII SatireSmall Town AmericaSituational ComedyNostalgicPolitical CommentaryPatriotism vs. RealityDeception and GuiltClassic HollywoodDialogue-Driven
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Directed by:
Howard Joslin, Preston Sturges, Harve Foster
Written by:
Preston Sturges
Produced by:
Preston Sturges, Buddy G. DeSylva, Robert Mayo
Composed by:
Paul Marquardt, Leo Shuken, Walter Oberst
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available