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Hail the Conquering Hero

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7.6/10

95%

Comedy 19441h 41mOn: Rent or Buy Only Tags: War World War II Political Country: America

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) 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.Hail the Conquering Hero featuring Eddie Bracken and Ella Raines is available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 2 others. It's a comedy movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 95% and a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (4,015 votes).

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Cast & Crew

Preston Sturges

Director

Eddie Bracken

Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines

Libby

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Everett D. 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

Cpl. Candida

Chester Conklin

Western Union Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Town Councilman (uncredited)

Preston Sturges

Writer

Werner R. Heymann

Composer

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Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 2 others).

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#6,816 Ranked Movie

#264 Ranked in World War II Movies

#456 Ranked in War Movies

#567 Ranked in Political Movies

Hail the Conquering Hero has a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 95% and a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (4,015 votes). The movie is not very popular with Reelgood users lately.