Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
7
/10 By 65 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : August 9, 1944
Runtime : 101m
Companies : Paramount Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : small town, mother, hero, truth, confession, world war ii, mayor, lie, satire, war hero, u.s. marine, dead father, military discharge, false pretenses, reluctant hero, hero worship, taken under wing, hero's fall, mayoral election, allergies, return to hometown, u.s. marine corps, honorable
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