Hail the Conquering Hero

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  • Hail the Conquering Hero -- Wacky homefront comedy about a World War II recruit (Eddie Bracken) who is rejected by the Marines because of chronic hay fever but, thanks to some veterans of the fighting in the Pacific (led by William Demarest), returns home a reluctant war hero and is elected mayor in spite of himself. Written and directed by Preston Sturges, the tongue-in-cheek premise relies on the comic interplay between Bracken's mousey, nonheroic civilian, Demarest's tough, brassy veteran and the patriotic fervor of a small American town whose sensible values emerge happily in the end. Memorable for its witty dialogue and slapstick situations. (A-II) (nr) ( 1944 )




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    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
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    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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