Hail the Conquering Hero

Synopsis

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.

Director

Preston Sturges

Written by

Preston Sturges

Music

Werner R. Heymann

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Released

9 August 1944

Genres

Comedy, War