Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · 1h 41m · NRRepertory

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), a repertory screening, is coming to Cinema 21, an independent theater in Portland. First showtime: Sat, Aug 15, 11:00 AM.

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.