Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

• Comedy
• War

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.

Rating

7.2 / 10 (80 votes)

Release date

August 9, 1944

Runtime

1h 41m

Language

English

Director

Preston Sturges

Status

Released