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Al Bridge, Bill Edwards, Eddie Bracken

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...( read more  read more... ) 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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Unrated, 101 min.

Directed by: Preston Sturges

Release Date: August 9, 1944

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DVD Release Date: November 21, 2006

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  • kurosawian
    June 10, 2009
    kurosawian
    Even lesser Sturges has its priceless moments. There are definitely similarities with Capra in some of Preston's work. Although borderline propaganda, it still manages to move the audience in an unpretentious way. Long live the legacy of this idiosyncratic and extremely witty aut...( read more)eur.
  • JefferyHunt2
    September 12, 2008
    JefferyHunt2
    Funniest movie ever!
  • Ghw12158
    August 27, 2008
    Ghw12158
    good stuff amazing cast
  • hypathio7
    July 11, 2008
    hypathio7
    nominated for best picture by NBR

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