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"Hail the Conquering Hero" quotes

Hail the Conquering Hero poster
Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.

Director: Preston Sturges
Writer: Preston Sturges
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, war
Year: 1944
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.6
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 01 Sep 1944
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total

40 video clips

Mayor Everett D. NoblePolitical BossLibbyForrest NobleSgt. HeppelfingerCafe OwnerMrs. TruesmithBugsyJudge DennisDoc BissellRev. UppermanTown CouncilmanMr. SchultzBartenderAlfieSingerAmerican Legion BandleaderTrain Ticket ClerkWoodrow TruesmithSgt. Heffelfinger
I mean to say this problem is not local It's national - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:41 I mean to say this problem is not local It's national But that ass of a father of yours - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:15 But that ass of a father of yours Anyway those ain't lies Those are campaign promises They expect them - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:06 Anyway those ain't lies Those are campaign promises... We're just a little bit short of cash see - Hail the Conquering Hero 01:05 We're just a little bit short of cash see It's an honor to meet you kid What's your name - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:13 It's an honor to meet you kid What's your name Now I have two heroes - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:16 Now I have two heroes What do I do now - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:06 What do I do now I guess you never got to know your father very well huh - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:15 I guess you never got to know your father very well huh If he'd waited a year longer - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:13 If he'd waited a year longer Why under similar circumstances - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:09 Why under similar circumstances I tell you it'll all blow over - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:08 I tell you it'll all blow over Where are the medals - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:18 Where are the medals I've known all of you all my life - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:16 I've known all of you all my life This is a free country They can vote for anybody they like - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:12 This is a free country They can vote for anybody they like Well that's the war for you It's always hard on women - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:20 Well that's the war for you It's always hard on... Then let's get down to business - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:09 Then let's get down to business What's the matter Oh I don't know I guess I had a nightmare - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:11 What's the matter Oh I don't know I guess I had a... Good morning Libby - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:07 Good morning Libby Then why don't they leave you here where we need you - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:12 Then why don't they leave you here where we need you Everett I just have a feeling you're going to make an ass of yourself - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:10 Everett I just have a feeling you're going to make an... I just wanna tell you one thing see - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:13 I just wanna tell you one thing see Naturally the nomination went back to Doc Bissell - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:49 Naturally the nomination went back to Doc Bissell Politics is a very peculiar thing Woodrow - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:20 Politics is a very peculiar thing Woodrow Give me six of them tickets will you - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:13 Give me six of them tickets will you I accept the responsibility with a sense of both humility satisfaction - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:25 I accept the responsibility with a sense of both humility... O death where is thy sting We don't know that - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:05 O death where is thy sting We don't know that I knew the Marines could do almost anything - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:07 I knew the Marines could do almost anything Why don't they sing something gay - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:17 Why don't they sing something gay If I could reach as high as my father's shoestrings - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:15 If I could reach as high as my father's shoestrings It'll probably be over by the time I'm big enough - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:06 It'll probably be over by the time I'm big enough Why she forgets her lines till rigor mortis sets in - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:04 Why she forgets her lines till rigor mortis sets in They go down a little easier with some butter on them Mrs Truesmith - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:08 They go down a little easier with some butter on them Mrs... But I got to have cooperation Cooperation yes - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:11 But I got to have cooperation Cooperation yes Why can't you wear your uniform for a little while - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:20 Why can't you wear your uniform for a little while Look I didn't get you into this Oh yes you did - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:16 Look I didn't get you into this Oh yes you did They say opportunity's only got one hair on its head - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:07 They say opportunity's only got one hair on its head Do you remember when we used to come here in the cool of the evening - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:18 Do you remember when we used to come here in the cool of the... Where you going Thought you was running for mayor - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:10 Where you going Thought you was running for mayor And now Wake Island Guam Bataan - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:34 And now Wake Island Guam Bataan Will you quit telling lies - Hail the Conquering Hero 00:14 Will you quit telling lies

Cast

Woodrow Truesmith - Eddie Bracken
Libby - Ella Raines
Mayor Everett J. Noble - Raymond Walburn
Sgt. Heffelfinger - William Demarest
Reception Committee Chairman - Franklin Pangborn
All Cast