Hail the Conquering Hero

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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.

  • Genre: Comedy, War
  • Release Date: 1944-08-09
  • Runtime: 101 min
  • Country: United States of America
  • Language: English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 7
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