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Aunt Martha (Elizabeth Patterson): "Well, that's the war for you. It's read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 13, 2019
I have long sought out this picture and all I can say is all hail the conquering hero! It’s everything that could have been hoped for in a Preston Sturges wartime comedy. But in order for the laughs to come along with a great deal more, there must be a setup — a watering hole for our ma read more
Preston Sturges series: Screening of “Hail The Conquering Hero” September 13 at Daystar Center
Preston Sturges series: Hail The Conquering Hero
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL
When: September 13, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Step read more
Our final Preston Sturges film of the week with Hail the Conquering Hero, one of two Sturges films released in the same year, both starring Eddie Bracken (the other being The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek). Unlike yesterday’s Great McGinty, Hail the Conquering Hero blends Sturges’ roma read more
November 26, 2014 by smumcounty Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith Woodrow (Eddie Bracken) comes from a long line of war heroes. His father “Hinky Dinky” Truesmith was a hero who gave his life in the First World War so when World War II rolls around everyone expects th read more
November 26, 2014 by smumcounty Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith Woodrow (Eddie Bracken) comes from a long line of war heroes. His father “Hinky Dinky” Truesmith was a hero who gave his life in the First World War so when World War II rolls around everyone expects th read more
Hail the Conquering Hero
Written and directed by Preston Sturges
1944/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Bugsy: You got no idea! Eddie Bracken manages to salvage a shred of his dignity in another madcap wartime comedy from writer-director Sturges. Woodrow Lafayette Pershin read more
