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Hail the Conquering Hero

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.3K
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Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
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Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.

  • Director
    • Preston Sturges
  • Writer
    • Preston Sturges
  • Stars
    • Eddie Bracken
    • Ella Raines
    • Raymond Walburn
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    • IMDb RATING
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    5.3K
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    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
    • Stars
      • Eddie Bracken
      • Ella Raines
      • Raymond Walburn
    • 55User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken
    • Woodrow Truesmith
    Ella Raines
    Ella Raines
    • Libby
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Mayor Everett J. Noble
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Sgt. Heffelfinger
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Reception Committee Chairman
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Aunt Martha
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Mrs. Truesmith
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Political Boss
    Freddie Steele
    • Bugsy
    Bill Edwards
    Bill Edwards
    • Forrest Noble
    Harry Hayden
    • Doc Bissell
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Judge Dennis
    Jimmie Dundee
    Jimmie Dundee
    • Cpl. Candida
    George Anderson
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    William Brandt
    • One of the Guardsmen
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Train Ticket Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • Western Union Man
    • (uncredited)
    James Damore
    • Pfc. Jones
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      As the marines are leaving the Oakridge station, a billboard behind them is advertising The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943), another film by Preston Sturges.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, in the nightclub, there's a shot of a man sitting at a table eating a sandwich. After a quick cutaway the man is smoking and the sandwich is on his plate...untouched.
    • Quotes

      Libby: [mad at Mayor Noble for criticizing Woodrow] That ass of a father of yours! Going around talking about people he doesn't know anything about.

      Forrest Noble: You're still talking about your children's grandfather.

      Libby: What are you trying to do? Depress me? If I thought they'd look anything like him...

      Forrest Noble: Well, I don't look anything like him.

      Libby: I've noticed that. I've pinned my hopes on it.

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Mademoiselle from Armentieres
      (uncredited)
      (Also Called "Hinky Dinky Parley Voo")
      Music traditional
      In the score several times

    User reviews55

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    Delightful, piquant war effort

    This film was delightful and fun! It will lift your spirits - as I imagine it was meant to do in 1944. I enjoy watching films made during WWII - it helps me understand the attitudes and thoughts of the people living and fighting then. The sentiment is occasionally rather precious (for a Sturges film), but that is my quibble. I have always enjoyed watching Sturges' Sullivan's Travels. Watching "Hail the Conquering Hero" has convinced me to find and view more of Sturges' films. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
    • Pat-159
    • Aug 11, 1999
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    • Release date
      • September 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Heil dem siegreichen Helden
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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