Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
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.
- Release Date: 1944-08-09
- Runtime: 1h 41min
- Production Company: Paramount Pictures
- Production Country: United States of America
- Director: Preston Sturges
