Hail the Conquering Hero
“MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!”
Synopsis
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith, having been discharged from the Marines due to hayfever before experiencing combat, postpones his return home, burdened by a sense of failure. During a moment of sadness, he encounters a group of Marines who befriend him and help restore his confidence by devising a story claiming he was honorably discharged after being wounded in battle.
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Edited by Stuart GilmoreShot by John F SeitzScored by Werner R Heymann
Also known as
- Heil dem siegreichen Heldende
- Salve, héroe victoriosoes
- Héros d'occasionfr
- Evviva il nostro eroeit
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Eddie Bracken
as Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
as Libby
Raymond Walburn
as Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
as Sgt. Heffelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
as Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
as Aunt Martha
Georgia Caine
as Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
as Political Boss
Freddie Steele
as Bugsy
Bill Edwards
as Forrest Noble
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1Other crew
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