

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.
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- Language
- English
- small town
- mother
- hero
- truth
- confession
- world war ii
- mayor
- lie
- marine corps
- satire
- war hero
- u.s. marine
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York9 Aug 1944
- TheatricalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania18 Aug 1944
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical31 Oct 1944
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Hail the Conquering Hero was released on 9 August 1944.
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CinemaSerf
2/9/2026
The US Marine Corps reckons excessive sniffing could compromise operational readiness, so it has discharged chronic hayfever sufferer “Truesmith” (Eddie Bracken). He’s no coward, and feeling somewhat ashamed buys some serving soldiers a few drinks in a bar. They take pity on their down-at-heart friend and concoct a wheeze that will enable him to go home to his widowed mother (Georgia Caine) with his head held high. T…
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