Fresh
The deft hand of Preston Sturges molded this film, further proof that he is one of the industry's best writer-directors.
Variety Staff, Variety
Hail the Conquering Hero
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!
1944 · 1h 41m · Approved
Comedy, War
Directed by
Preston Sturges
Overview
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 and cast
- Preston Sturges Director
- Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith
- Ella Raines as Libby
- Raymond Walburn as Mayor Everett D. Noble
- William Demarest as Sgt. Heppelfinger
- Franklin Pangborn as Reception Committee Chairman
- Elizabeth Patterson as Martha - Libby's Aunt
- Georgia Caine as Mrs. Truesmith
- Al Bridge as Political Boss
- Freddie Steele as Bugsy
- Bill Edwards Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Wonderful satire on small-town jingoism, all the more remarkable in that it was made during World War II.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
This riotously funny motion picture, this superlative small-town comedy, is also one of the wisest ever to burst from a big-time studio.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
A scathing delight.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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