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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Played Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Played Libby
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Played Mayor Everett J. 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)
George Anderson
Played Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Played Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Played Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Played Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Played Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Played Town Councilman (uncredited)
Maxine Fife
Played Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Played Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Played Town Councilman (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory
Played Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Played Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Played Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker
Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Henry Iblings
Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Played Townswoman (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle
Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Played Town Councilman (uncredited)
George Melford
Played Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Played The Porter (uncredited)
Marjean Neville
Played Mamie (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Played Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Played Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Played Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Played Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
Merrill Rodin
Played Alfie (uncredited)
John Sinclair
Played American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Played Townsman (uncredited)
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