Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Preston Sturges
- Writers
- Preston Sturges
- Release Year
- 1944
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, War
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (77 votes)
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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.
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