Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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1944-08-09

Comedy, War

Runtime: 101 minutes

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.

Featured Crew

Preston Sturges

Director