(Hail the Conquering Hero)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Comedy,

War

Runtime:

101 minutes

Year:

1944

Directors:

Preston Sturges

Production companies:

Paramount Pictures

Actors:

Woodrow Truesmith

Libby

Mayor Everett J. Noble

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Reception Committee Chairman

Crews:

Director

Writer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Editor