Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · 1h 41m · Comedy, War · United States of America
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.
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Preston Sturges6.6Smart score
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allergiesconfessiondead fatherfalse pretensesherohero's fallhero worshiphonorableliemarine corpsmayormayoral electionmilitary dischargemotherreluctant heroreturn to hometownsatiresmall towntaken under wingtruthu.s. marinewar heroworld war ii
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