Poster of Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

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.

Release Date: 1944-08-09

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

Rating:

Popularity:

4.393

Cast Members

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

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

Bill Edwards

Forrest Noble

Harry Hayden

Doc Bissell

Jimmy Conlin

Judge Dennis

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

Bartender (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Dot Farley

Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Maxine Fife

Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)

Julie Gibson

Singer (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Stephen Gregory

Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)

Mildred Harris

Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

Len Hendry

Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)

Earl Hunsaker

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

Henry Iblings

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Townswoman (uncredited)

Dudley Kuzelle

One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Town Councilman (uncredited)

George Melford

Sheriff (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

The Porter (uncredited)

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

Alfie (uncredited)

John Sinclair

American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Townsman (uncredited)