Hail the conquering hero (1944) - another war comedy directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and Raymond Walburn
Rating 7.8/10
Runtime: 96 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Preston Sturgess
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036891/
Cast
Eddie Bracken ... Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines ... Libby
Raymond Walburn ... Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest ... Sgt. Heffelfinger
Franklin Pangborn ... Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson ... Aunt Martha
Georgia Caine ... Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge ... Political Boss
Freddie Steele ... Bugsy
Bill Edwards ... Forrest Noble
Description: Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) 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. They make him wear a uniform complete with medals and is pushed by his new friends into accepting a Hero's welcome when he gets home where he is to be immortalized by a statue that he doesn't want, has songs written about his heroic battle stories, and ends up unwillingly running for mayor. Despite his best efforts to explain the truth, no one will listen.
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Download link (torrent file):
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Video and audio information:
Video : 1015 MB, 1500 Kbps, 25 fps, 700x576 ~> 746x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 79
Audio : 155 MB, 224 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AC3, CBR
Subtitles (Separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Serbian) posters and screenshots included
