Evviva il nostro eroe (1944)
Wodroow (Eddie Bracken) è figlio di un eroe della prima guerra mondiale e corre immediatamente ad arruolarsi nei marines per servire il suo paese in guerra nel Pacifico. Viene però scartato per la sua allergia da fieno. Non ha il coraggio di dirlo a sua madre e ai suoi compaesani. Lo aiuta un sergente dei marines, che lo accompagna al paese e testimonia del valore di Woodrow in guerra. Il paese lo accoglie come un eroe a tal punto che il ragazzo è costretto a candidarsi come sindaco. Alla fine, preoccupato dalle conseguenze del uo gesto, decide di raccontare la verità: non è une eroe ma un riformato. Con sua grande sorpresa si accorge che i concittadini non si sentono ingannati. Anzi un vero eroe ha il coraggio di ammettere le proprie panzane in pubblico. Film esilarante mantiene un ritmo incalzante per tutta la sua durata.
Direttore: Preston Sturges
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Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith |
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Ella Raines as Libby |
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Raymond Walburn as Mayor Everett J. Noble |
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William Demarest as Sgt. Heppelfinger |
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Franklin Pangborn as Reception Committee Chairman |
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Elizabeth Patterson as Martha - Libby's Aunt |
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Georgia Caine as Mrs. Truesmith |
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Al Bridge as Political Boss |
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Freddie Steele as Bugsy |
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Bill Edwards as Forrest Noble |
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Harry Hayden as Doc Bissell |
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Jimmy Conlin as Judge Dennis |
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Jimmie Dundee as Cpl. Candida |
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Chester Conklin as Western Union Man (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hall as Man Swigging Beer at the Bar (uncredited) |
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Tom McGuire as Town Councilman (uncredited) |
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Frank Moran as Town Painter (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Robert Warwick as Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
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Miriam Nelson as Tap Dancer (uncredited) |
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Esther Howard as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Woman at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Torben Meyer as Mr. Schultz (uncredited) |
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Arthur Hoyt as Rev. Upperman (uncredited) |
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George Anderson as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Nora Cecil as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
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Pauline Drake as Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Dot Farley as Mamie's Mother (uncredited) |
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Jim Farley as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Town Councilman (uncredited) |
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Maxine Fife as Daughter of Colonel (uncredited) |
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Julie Gibson as Singer (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Town Councilman (uncredited) |
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Stephen Gregory as Pfc. Bill Swenson (uncredited) |
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Mildred Harris as Wife of Marine Colonel (uncredited) |
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Len Hendry as Pfc. Juke Gillette (uncredited) |
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Earl Hunsaker as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
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Henry Iblings as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones as Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Dudley Kuzelle as One of the Guardsmen (uncredited) |
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Philo McCullough as Town Councilman (uncredited) |
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George Melford as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Charles R. Moore as The Porter (uncredited) |
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Marjean Neville as Mamie (uncredited) |
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Jack Norton as Second Bandleader (uncredited) |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Paul Porcasi as Cafe Owner (uncredited) |
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Victor Potel as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) |
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Merrill Rodin as Alfie (uncredited) |
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John Sinclair as American Legion Bandleader (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Townsman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Preston Sturges | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Preston Sturges | Director |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Art | Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
| Sound | Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephen Seymour | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Warren Hoag | Electrician |
| Sound | Wallace Nogle | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Production | Preston Sturges | Producer |
| Production | Robert Mayo | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Johnson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gertrude Reade | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Harve Foster | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Howard Joslin | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Robert Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Evelyn Glatt | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Joe Keller | Props |
| Art | Oscar Lau | Props |
| Art | John MacNeil | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | August Van Koughnet | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | William Austin | Grip |
| Lighting | Ray Guy | Electrician |
| Camera | Gene Liggett | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Walter McLeod | Grip |
| Camera | Otto Pierce | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Rand | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Theodor Sparkuhl | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Chet Stafford | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Walt Taylor | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Brown | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Sound | Sigmund Krumgold | Music Director |
| Crew | Joseph J. Lilley | Additional Music |
| Sound | Paul Marquardt | Orchestrator |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Victor Young | Additional Music |
| Directing | La Prele Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Teet Carle | Publicist |
