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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
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Release Date:
9 AUGUSZTUS 1944 (USA) morePlot:
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
IMHO, Sturges's best moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eddie Bracken | ... | Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith |
 | Ella Raines | ... | Libby |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Mayor Everett D. Noble |
| William Demarest | ... | Sgt. Heppelfinger |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Committee Chairman |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Libby's Aunt |
| Georgia Caine | ... | Mrs. Truesmith |
| Al Bridge | ... | Political Boss (as Alan Bridge) |
| Freddie Steele | ... | Bugsy |
| Bill Edwards | ... | Forrest Noble |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Doc Bissell |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Judge Dennis |
| Jimmie Dundee | ... | Cpl. Candida |
| Chester Conklin | ... | Western Union Man |
| Esther Howard | ... | Mrs. Noble |
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101 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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As the marines are leaving the Oakdale station, a billboard behind them is advertising The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), another film by Preston Sturges. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Early in the movie, in the nightclub, there's a shot of a man sitting at a table eating a sandwich. After a quick cutaway the man is smoking and the sandwich is on his plate...untouched. moreQuotes:
Mrs. Noble: Everett, I just have a feeling you're going to make an ass of yourself and I'm just going to pretend I don't know you.Mayor Everett D. Noble: I wish you didn't have to pretend!
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Sure, I loved "The Palm Beach Story", "Sullivan's Travels", "The Lady Eve", "Miracle of Morgan's Creek", etc., but "Hail the Conquering Hero" holds up best for me. A brilliantly written comedy with very good performances from everyone. I really have nothing else to say except I think it's really pathetic that only 197 people have seen this movie and bothered to vote on it, while the garbage Hollywood serves us today gets thousands of votes. Don't settle for garbage! See THIS movie!