Hail the Conquering Hero

Name: Hail the Conquering Hero
Released: 1944-08-09
Rating: 7.1

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

1944 · 1h 41m · TMDB 7.1/10 (77 votes)

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.

About 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.

Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 77 votes