Hail the Conquering Hero

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Directed by

Preston Sturges

Starring (View all)

Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith

Ella Raines
Libby

Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble

William Demarest
Sgt. Heffelfinger

Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman

Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Martha

Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith

Al Bridge
Political Boss

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Hail the Conquering Hero

11 years, 2 months ago at Mar 4 19:46

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Preston Sturges burned bright in the 1940s. No other writer-director-producer could touch him when it came to satirizing American culture and crafting films that are delicious desserts with tart notes quite like him. The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels and Unfaithfully Yours prove his genius. Hail the Conquering Hero reminds us of it.

Hometown glory and patriotism run amuck in Americ... read more

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Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.

Release date: 1 September 1944