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Hail the Conquering Hero
UNITED STATES · 1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

Preston Sturges
small-town America military deception redemption and honor mother-son relationships identity and self-worth
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Synopsis

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 disch

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