Hail the Conquering Hero
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Comedy, War
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Roadgames
Make Way for Tomorrow
Another Thin Man
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
The Lady in Question
Ben-Hur
Inception
Fight Club
Joker
Eddie Bracken
Played Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Played Libby
Raymond Walburn
Played Mayor Everett D. Noble
William Demarest
Played Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Played Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Played Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Played Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Played Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Played Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Played Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Played Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Played Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Played Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Played Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Played Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Played Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Played Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Played Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Played Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Played Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Played Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Played Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Played Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Played Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
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