Hail the Conquering Hero
- 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
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
- Jimmie Dundee
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Town Painter (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson
Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
- George Anderson
George Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- Pauline Drake
Pauline Drake
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman (uncredited)
- Maxine Fife
Maxine Fife
Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Singer (uncredited)
- Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
Town Councilman (uncredited)
- Stephen Gregory
Stephen Gregory
Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)
- Len Hendry
Len Hendry
Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)
- Earl Hunsaker
Earl Hunsaker
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
- Henry Iblings
Henry Iblings
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
- Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
Townswoman (uncredited)
- Dudley Kuzelle
Dudley Kuzelle
One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Town Councilman (uncredited)
George Melford
Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
The Porter (uncredited)
- Marjean Neville
Marjean Neville
Mamie (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Second Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
- Merrill Rodin
Merrill Rodin
Alfie (uncredited)
- John Sinclair
John Sinclair
American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
- Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
Townsman (uncredited)
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