Hail the Conquering HeroMovie
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.
About Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 comedy, war movie directed by Preston Sturges.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 41m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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