Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 Hollywood comedy movie written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and William Demarest. Other notable featured actors are Ella Raines, Franklin Pangborn, Maxine Fife, and Raymond Walburn. Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... Eddie Bracken (born February 7, 1915; died November 14, 2002) was an American comic actor. ... Ella Raines promotional photo Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American actress. ... William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... Eddie Bracken (born February 7, 1915; died November 14, 2002) was an American comic actor. ... William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. ... Ella Raines promotional photo Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American actress. ... Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 - July 20, 1958) was an American character actor. ...

Plot outline

Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Bracken) is a small town boy who has been rejected from the United States Marines owing to his chronic hayfever. Rather than disappoint his mother, he pretends to be fighting overseas while secretly working in a San Francisco shipyard. After a chance encounter in a bar in which he buys a round of drinks for six Marines headed by Sgt. Heppelfinger (Demarest), the group decides to return Woodrow to his home, so as not to worry his mother. The Marines, to the chagrin of Woodrow, encourage the charade by loaning him their medals. Unfortunately, word reaches the whole town and when they step off the train, the harmless charade has escalated into town-wide deception, with the unwilling Woodrow soon enmeshed in the mayoral election. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... For the play, see Hay Fever. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

The film can be seen as a look at both patriotism and hero workship in World War II America, and while adhering to the Hollywood wartime production code, it is retrospectively somewhat critical of the period's society's willingness to embrace heroes. In this regard it is somewhat of a companion piece to another Sturges film, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, which also featured Bracken, Demarest, and Sturges' usual cast of repertory bit players. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... The Miracle of Morgans Creek poster The Miracle of Morgans Creek is a 1944 comedy film about a girl named Trudy Kockenlocker who wakes up one morning after a wild night with a group of soldiers to find herself pregnant and married. ...

Award Nominations

• Best Writing Original Screenplay, 1945 (nomintaion) Academy Awards

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External link

• Hail the Conquering Hero at The Internet Movie Database