Hail the Conquering Hero(1944)
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.
Movie: Hail the Conquering Hero
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Woodrow Truesmith
Libby
Mayor Everett J. Noble
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Reception Committee Chairman
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Mrs. Truesmith
Political Boss
Bugsy
Forrest Noble
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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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1944-08-09
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MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
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