Hail the Conquering Hero 79 years old

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Hail the Conquering Hero

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) 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.

Credits

Hail the Conquering Hero Cast

Name Character
Franklin Pangborn He was 55, 69 years old when he died as Reception Committee Chairman
Eddie Bracken He was 29, 87 years old when he died as Woodrow Truesmith
Jimmy Conlin He was 59, 77 years old when he died as Judge Dennis
Chester Conklin He was 58, 85 years old when he died as Western Union Man (uncredited)
Ella Raines She was 24, 67 years old when she died as Libby
Elizabeth Patterson She was 68, 90 years old when she died as Martha - Libby's Aunt
Raymond Walburn He was 56, 81 years old when he died as Mayor Everett D. Noble
Jimmie Dundee He was 43, 52 years old when he died as Cpl. Candida
William Demarest He was 52, 91 years old when he died as Sgt. Heppelfinger
Robert Warwick He was 65, 85 years old when he died as Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Al Bridge He was 53, 66 years old when he died as Political Boss
Harry Hayden He was 61, 72 years old when he died as Doc Bissell
Freddie Steele He was 32, 72 years old when he died as Bugsy
Bill Edwards He was 27, 28 years old when he died as Forrest Noble
Eddie Hall He was 36, now 43 years old as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson He was 45, 52 years old when he died as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Tom McGuire He was 70, 80 years old when he died as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Frank Moran He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Town Painter (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero Crew

Name Department
Werner R. Heymann as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (65) years old when He died Sound
John F. Seitz as Director of Photography. He was 52 (86) years old when He died Camera
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 58 (81) years old when He died Art
Stuart Gilmore as Editor. He was 35 (62) years old when He died Editing
Stephen Seymour as Set Decoration. He was 24 (53) years old when He died Art
Haldane Douglas as Art Direction. He was 51 (87) years old when He died Art
Hail the Conquering Hero poster
Hail the Conquering Hero (79 years)

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 09, 1944
  • Runtime: 101 minutes