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Director:
Preston Sturges
Writer:
Preston Sturges (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 August 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Preston Sturges just could not go wrong more (27 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Eddie Bracken ... Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith

Ella Raines ... Libby
Raymond Walburn ... Mayor Everett D. Noble
William Demarest ... Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn ... Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson ... Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine ... Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge ... Political Boss (as Alan Bridge)
Freddie Steele ... Bugsy
Bill Edwards ... Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden ... Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin ... Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee ... Cpl. Candida
Chester Conklin ... Western Union Man
Esther Howard ... Mrs. Noble
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Early in the movie, in the nightclub, there's a shot of a man sitting at a table eating a sandwich. After a quick cutaway the man is smoking and the sandwich is on his plate...untouched. more
Quotes:
Mayor Everett D. Noble: She forgets her lines 'til rigor mortis sets in! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mary Tyler Moore: Hail the Conquering Gordy (#7.18)" (1977) more
Soundtrack:
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Preston Sturges just could not go wrong, 22 June 2001
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Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

Yet another perfect film from Preston Sturges, Hail the Conquering Hero is perhaps his most touching film, too. If you've seen Miracle at Morgan's Creek, then you have to see this one, and vice versa. They are sister films: Bracken plays a young sap who couldn't fight in WWII because of health reasons. Where Miracle was mostly about Bracken's quest to win a girl who's dumbstruck at the sight of a man in uniform, Hail deals itself an even better hand. Bracken's in a tight situation. The struggles are both comic and poignant. 10/10

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