Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
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.
- Director: Preston Sturges
- Genre: Comedy, War
- Actors: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Franklin Pangborn, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest
