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7.0/10 • 68

1944-08-09 • 1h 41m

ComedyWar

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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 discharge.

Directors
Preston Sturges
Writters
Preston Sturges
Editors
Preston Sturges, Stuart Gilmore

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  1. Eddie Bracken

    Eddie Bracken

    Woodrow Truesmith

  2. Ella Raines

    Ella Raines

    Libby

  3. Raymond Walburn

    Raymond Walburn

    Mayor Everett J. Noble

  4. William Demarest

    William Demarest

    Sgt. Heppelfinger

  5. Franklin Pangborn

    Franklin Pangborn

    Reception Committee Chairman

  6. Elizabeth Patterson

    Elizabeth Patterson

    Martha - Libby's Aunt

  7. Georgia Caine

    Georgia Caine

    Mrs. Truesmith

  8. Al Bridge

    Al Bridge

    Political Boss

  9. Freddie Steele

    Freddie Steele

    Bugsy

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
small townmotherherotruthconfessionworld war iimayorliesatirewar herou.s. marinedead fathermilitary dischargefalse pretensesreluctant herohero worshiptaken under winghero's fallmayoral electionallergiesreturn to hometownu.s. marine corpshonorable