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Hail the conquering hero.

A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 3633 Preston Sturges Director: Preston Sturges Paramount Pictures, inc.

Woodrow Truesmith is discharged from the Marine Corps after only a month owing to his chronic hay fever. Rather than disappoint his mother, he pretends to be fighting overseas in World War II while secretly working in a San Diego shipyard. In a chance encounter in a bar he buys a round of drinks for six Marines back from the Battle of Guadalcanal headed by Master Gunnery Sergeant Heffelfinger.

Credits

Cast
Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest

Copyright

5Jun44 L12808, renewed 18Jun71 R507505 Renewal claimant: Emka, division of Universal City Studios, Inc Original author: Paramount Pictures © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 5Jun44; LP12808.

Complete catalog record
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1944. 11 reels, sd. Credits: Written and directed by Preston Sturges; music score, Werner Heymann; music director, Sigmund Krumgold; editor, Stuart Gilmore. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 5Jun44; LP12808., HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1944. 11 reels, sd. Credits: Written and directed by Preston Sturges; music score, Werner Heymann; music director, Sigmund Krumgold; editor, Stuart Gilmore. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 5Jun44; LP12808., HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1944. 11 reels, sd. Credits: Written and directed by Preston Sturges; music score, Werner Heymann; music director, Sigmund Krumgold; editor, Stuart Gilmore. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 5Jun44; LP12808.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q826462 ↗ — color, country

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