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09/08/1944 Comedy, War 1h 41m
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MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Overview

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.

  1. Preston Sturges

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Eddie Bracken

    Woodrow Truesmith

  2. Ella Raines

    Libby

  3. Raymond Walburn

    Mayor Everett J. Noble

  4. William Demarest

    Sgt. Heppelfinger

  5. Franklin Pangborn

    Reception Committee Chairman

  6. Elizabeth Patterson

    Martha - Libby's Aunt

  7. Georgia Caine

    Mrs. Truesmith

  8. Al Bridge

    Political Boss

  9. Freddie Steele

    Bugsy

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-09
The US Marine Corps reckons excessive sniffing could compromise operational readiness, so it has discharged chronic hayfever sufferer “Truesmith” (Eddie Bracken). He’s no coward, and feeling somewhat ashamed buys some serving soldiers a few drinks in a bar. They take pity on their down-at-heart friend and concoct a wheeze that will enable him to go home to his widowed mother (Georgia Caine) with his head held high. The train arrives into town and off he gets, bedecked in medals and instantly hailed a hero, straight into the middle of their mayoral election campaign. Some of the townsfolk...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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