Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

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.

Genres: Comedy, War

Stars: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn

Release Date: 1944-08-09

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 7.021 / 10 (70 votes)

Runtime: 101 mins