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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Writing | Preston Sturges | Writer |
Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
Art | Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
Directing | Preston Sturges | Director |
Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
Sound | Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
Art | Stephen Seymour | Set Decoration |
Lighting | Warren Hoag | Electrician |
Sound | Wallace Nogle | Sound Recordist |
Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |