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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill Edwards and Freddie Steele.
Jan 17, 2024 · TORRENT. Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.
- 101 min
Academy Award-winning writer and director Preston Sturges (Sullivan's Travels) delivers a hilarious satire on the American penchant for hero worship in Hail ...
Academy Award®-winning writer and director Preston Sturges (Sullivan's Travels) delivers a hilarious satire on the American penchant for hero worship in Hail the Conquering Hero. Born on the day his father died a hero in WWI, Woodrow Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) enlists proudly when WWII begins.
- Preston Sturges
- Eddie Bracken
A comedy film about a small-town fraud who pretends to be a war hero with the help of some veterans. Watch the movie clips, read the synopsis, cast and crew, and other details on Turner Classic Movies.
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Eddie Bracken plays the son of a World War I Marine hero who is the first in his small town to sign up for military service. When Bracken is discharged from the Marines for hay fever, he hasn’t the nerve to go home and tell his mother and the rest of the townsfolk.
