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Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Description: 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

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 101 minutes

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Eddie Bracken

Played Woodrow Truesmith

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Ella Raines

Played Libby

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Raymond Walburn

Played Mayor Everett J. Noble

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William Demarest

Played Sgt. Heppelfinger

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Franklin Pangborn

Played Reception Committee Chairman

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Elizabeth Patterson

Played Martha - Libby's Aunt

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Georgia Caine

Played Mrs. Truesmith

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Al Bridge

Played Political Boss

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Freddie Steele

Played Bugsy

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Bill Edwards

Played Forrest Noble

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Harry Hayden

Played Doc Bissell

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Jimmy Conlin

Played Judge Dennis

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Jimmie Dundee

Played Cpl. Candida

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Chester Conklin

Played Western Union Man (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Played Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Played Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Played Town Painter (uncredited)

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Dewey Robinson

Played Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Robert Warwick

Played Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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Miriam Nelson

Played Tap Dancer (uncredited)

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Esther Howard

Played Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Played Woman at Train Station (uncredited)

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Torben Meyer

Played Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

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Arthur Hoyt

Played Rev. Upperman (uncredited)

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George Anderson

Played Bartender (uncredited)

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Nora Cecil

Played Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

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Pauline Drake

Played Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Dot Farley

Played Mamie's Mother (uncredited)

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Jim Farley

Played Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Played Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Maxine Fife

Played Daughter of Colonel (uncredited)

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Julie Gibson

Played Singer (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Played Town Councilman (uncredited)

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Stephen Gregory

Played Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited)

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Mildred Harris

Played Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Played Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited)

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Earl Hunsaker

Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Henry Iblings

Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Played Townswoman (uncredited)

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Dudley Kuzelle

Played One of the Guardsmen (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Played Town Councilman (uncredited)

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George Melford

Played Sheriff (uncredited)

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Charles R. Moore

Played The Porter (uncredited)

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Marjean Neville

Played Mamie (uncredited)

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Jack Norton

Played Second Bandleader (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Played Townsman (uncredited)

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Paul Porcasi

Played Cafe Owner (uncredited)

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Victor Potel

Played Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

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Merrill Rodin

Played Alfie (uncredited)

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John Sinclair

Played American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

Played Townsman (uncredited)

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