Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
08/09/1944 (US) • 1h 41m
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Woodrow Truesmith
Libby
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Reception Committee Chairman
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Mrs. Truesmith
Political Boss
Bugsy
Recommendations
Cover Girl
64%
The Palm Beach Story
70%
Make Way for Tomorrow
75%
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
67%
Whistle Down the Wind
71%
The Lady in Question
66%
Ben-Hur
79%
Hostel
59%
Taxidermia
66%
Monkey Business
67%
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
62%
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
82%
White Heat
76%
That Most Important Thing: Love
70%
Vermiglio
71%
Cries and Whispers
79%
Smiles of a Summer Night
74%
The Godfather
87%
My Life as a Dog
72%
The Man Without a Past
74%
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
small town
mother
hero
truth
confession
world war ii
mayor
lie
marine corps
satire
war hero
u.s. marine
dead father
military discharge
false pretenses
reluctant hero
hero worship
taken under wing
hero's fall
mayoral election
allergies
return to hometown
honorable
© All Rights Reserved 2025