Cast & crew
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Directed by Preston Sturges Written by Preston Sturges
Cast
| Eddie Bracken | Woodrow Truesmith |
| Ella Raines | Libby |
| Raymond Walburn | Mayor Everett J. Noble |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Martha - Libby's Aunt |
| Georgia Caine | Mrs. Truesmith |
| Al Bridge | Political Boss |
| William Demarest | Sgt. Heppelfinger |
| Franklin Pangborn | Reception Committee Chairman |
| Freddie Steele | Bugsy |
| Bill Edwards | Forrest Noble |
| Harry Hayden | Doc Bissell |
| Jimmie Dundee | Cpl. Candida |
| Jimmy Conlin | Judge Dennis |
| Eddie Hall | Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Frank Moran | Town Painter (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Western Union Man (uncredited) |
| Miriam Nelson | Tap Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dewey Robinson | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Woman at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Robert Warwick | Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
| Esther Howard | Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) |
| George Anderson | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Pauline Drake | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Mr. Schultz (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Rev. Upperman (uncredited) |
| Dot Farley | Mamie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Maxine Fife | Daughter of Colonel (uncredited) |
| Julie Gibson | Singer (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Stephen Gregory | Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited) |
| Len Hendry | Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited) |
| Mildred Harris | Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
| Earl Hunsaker | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| Henry Iblings | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Dudley Kuzelle | One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
| George Melford | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Cafe Owner (uncredited) |
| Merrill Rodin | Alfie (uncredited) |
| John Sinclair | American Legion Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Victor Potel | Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Town Councilman (uncredited) |
| Charles R. Moore | The Porter (uncredited) |
| Marjean Neville | Mamie (uncredited) |
| Jack Norton | Second Bandleader (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Townsman (uncredited) |
Crew
| Preston Sturges | Director |
| Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
| Preston Sturges | Writer |
| Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Stephen Seymour | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| John MacNeil | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| John Robert Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Evelyn Glatt | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Joe Keller | Props |
| Oscar Lau | Props |
| August Van Koughnet | Sound Recordist |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Mixer |
| Gene Liggett | Assistant Camera |
| Ray Guy | Electrician |
| William Austin | Grip |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Additional Music |
| Paul Marquardt | Orchestrator |
| Victor Young | Additional Music |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| La Prele Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Teet Carle | Publicist |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Dick Johnson | Makeup Artist |
| Preston Sturges | Producer |
| Robert Mayo | Casting |
| Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
| Wallace Nogle | Sound Recordist |
| Warren Hoag | Electrician |
| Howard Joslin | Second Assistant Director |
| Harve Foster | Assistant Director |
| Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Gertrude Reade | Hairstylist |
| Otto Pierce | Second Assistant Camera |
| William Rand | Second Assistant Camera |
| Theodor Sparkuhl | Camera Operator |
| Walter McLeod | Grip |
| Chet Stafford | Gaffer |
| Louis Brown | Wardrobe Master |
| Sigmund Krumgold | Music Director |
| Walt Taylor | Gaffer |
| Eugene Joseff | Other |