Country
United States
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Certification
NR
Note
New York City, New York
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Al Bridge | Political Boss |
| Freddie Steele | Bugsy |
| Bill Edwards | Forrest Noble |
| Harry Hayden | Doc Bissell |
| Jimmy Conlin | Judge Dennis |
| Jimmie Dundee | Cpl. Candida |
| Chester Conklin | Western Union Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hall | Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Frank Moran | Town Painter (uncredited) |
| Dewey Robinson | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Robert Warwick | Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
| Miriam Nelson | Tap Dancer (uncredited) |
| Esther Howard | Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Woman at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Mr. Schultz (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Rev. Upperman (uncredited) |
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| George Anderson | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Pauline Drake | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Dot Farley | Mamie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Maxine Fife | Daughter of Colonel (uncredited) |
| Julie Gibson | Singer (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Stephen Gregory | Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited) |
| Mildred Harris | Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
| Len Hendry | Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited) |
| Earl Hunsaker | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| Henry Iblings | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Dudley Kuzelle | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| George Melford | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Charles R. Moore | The Porter (uncredited) |
| Marjean Neville | Mamie (uncredited) |
| Jack Norton | Second Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Cafe Owner (uncredited) |
| Victor Potel | Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Merrill Rodin | Alfie (uncredited) |
| John Sinclair | American Legion Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Townsman (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Hail the Conquering Hero |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Paramount Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 9 agosto 1944 |
| Exec. Producer | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Producer | Preston Sturges |
| Writer | Preston Sturges |
| Casting | Robert Mayo |
| Editors | Stuart Gilmore |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz, Harlow Stengel, William Austin, Gene Liggett, Walter McLeod, Otto Pierce, William Rand, Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Asst. Directors | Harve Foster, Howard Joslin, John Robert Murphy, Preston Sturges, La Prele Jones |
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Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Note
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 31, 1944
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