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Great Moment

Hail The Conquering Hero

Encore Edition

( Catalog Number 42149 )
(1.33:1) (Digital) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Great Moment
1944 - 87 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After producing, writing and directing one hit film after another, Preston Sturges finally misfired with the biopic The Great Moment. Sturges was always fascinated with the saga of W.T.G. Morton, the 19th century Boston dentist who, after inventing the first truly effective anesthesia, was forced to give up his proprietary interest in the invention and ended up dying in poverty and obscurity. Joel McCrea stars as Morton, a young oral surgeon determined to find a painless method for exracting teeth-which he does, virtually by accident. Betty Field costars as Morton's faithful spouse Elizabeth, while Sturges regular William Demarest offers a gem of a performance as Morton's best friend-guinea pig Eben Frost (his persistence upon recalling his first meeting with Morton -- "I was in excru-ci-ating pain"-is one of the film's highlights). Completed in 1942, The Great Moment was taken out of Sturges' hands and heavily re-edited and re-arranged by the Paramount executives: as a result, the story is confusing and downright incomprehensible at times (the film's present ending, for example, originally occured in the middle of the film). The result was varying runtimes for the film of 80, 83, 87, and 90 minutes. An enormous box-office flop in 1944, the film proved to be the beginning of the end for Sturges, who was never able to completely recover from its failure.

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Hail The Conquering Hero
1944 - 101 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
It took nerve for writer/director Preston Sturges to lampoon the whole concept of hero worship in the middle of World War II, but once more Sturges' oddball sense of taste and propriety paid off at the box office in Hail the Conquering Hero. Eddie Bracken plays the son of a World War I Marine hero who is the first in his small town to sign up for military service. When Bracken is discharged from the Marines for hay fever, he hasn't the nerve to go home and tell his mother and the rest of the townsfolk. Fortunately, he is befriended by a bunch of good-hearted Marines, led by sergeant William Demarest. Bracken's new buddies decide to help him save face by accompanying him to his home and telling one and all that Bracken has served valiantly in the Pacific. Lauded as a hero thanks to this subterfuge, the hapless Bracken finds himself being coerced into running for mayor! When he finally does confess the truth, the townspeople decide that only a real hero would own up to his lies in public. As always, Preston Sturges' richly varied supporting cast makes the most of every scene they're in, especially Raymond Walburn as a blustering politico and Franklin Pangborn as a persnickety councilman. Special mention must be made of Ella Raines as a refreshingly non-cliched heroine, and ex-boxer Freddie Steele as a morose Marine with a Mother complex. While Eddie Bracken's nerdish mannerisms can wear on the viewer, he is kept marvelously in check throughout Hail the Conquering Hero.

Cast for Great Moment

Joel McCrea  as William Thomas Green...
Betty Field  as Elizabeth Morton
Harry Carey  as Prof. John C. Warren
William Demarest  as Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt  as Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen  as Dr. Jackson

Cast for Hail The Conquering Hero

Eddie Bracken  as Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines  as Libby
William Demarest  as Sergeant
Raymond Walburn  as Mayor Noble
Bill Edwards  as Forrest Noble
Jimmie Dundee  as Corporal

Crew for Great Moment

Directed By: 	Preston Sturges
Written By: 	Rene Fulop-Miller, Preston Sturges

Crew for Hail The Conquering Hero

Directed By: 	Preston Sturges
Written By: 	Preston Sturges

Feature Details

Title: Great Moment
Feature Release Date: 1944
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 87 Minutes
Chapters: 44
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Title 2: Hail The Conquering Hero
Feature 2 Release Date: 1944
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Chapters: 25
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB 2 Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 26 Oct 1994
Catalog Number: 42149
UPC: 096894214968
ISBN: 0-7832-1181-3
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Encore Edition
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Sound: Digital
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 42149-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Great Moment

Hail The Conquering Hero

Encore Edition

( Catalog Number 42149 )
(1.33:1) (Digital) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LaserDisc

Great Moment
1944 - 87 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After producing, writing and directing one hit film after another, Preston Sturges finally misfired with the biopic The Great Moment. Sturges was always fascinated with the saga of W.T.G. Morton, the 19th century Boston dentist who, after inventing the first truly effective anesthesia, was forced to give up his proprietary interest in the invention and ended up dying in poverty and obscurity. Joel McCrea stars as Morton, a young oral surgeon determined to find a painless method for exracting teeth-which he does, virtually by accident. Betty Field costars as Morton's faithful spouse Elizabeth, while Sturges regular William Demarest offers a gem of a performance as Morton's best friend-guinea pig Eben Frost (his persistence upon recalling his first meeting with Morton -- "I was in excru-ci-ating pain"-is one of the film's highlights). Completed in 1942, The Great Moment was taken out of Sturges' hands and heavily re-edited and re-arranged by the Paramount executives: as a result, the story is confusing and downright incomprehensible at times (the film's present ending, for example, originally occured in the middle of the film). The result was varying runtimes for the film of 80, 83, 87, and 90 minutes. An enormous box-office flop in 1944, the film proved to be the beginning of the end for Sturges, who was never able to completely recover from its failure.

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Hail The Conquering Hero
1944 - 101 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
It took nerve for writer/director Preston Sturges to lampoon the whole concept of hero worship in the middle of World War II, but once more Sturges' oddball sense of taste and propriety paid off at the box office in Hail the Conquering Hero. Eddie Bracken plays the son of a World War I Marine hero who is the first in his small town to sign up for military service. When Bracken is discharged from the Marines for hay fever, he hasn't the nerve to go home and tell his mother and the rest of the townsfolk. Fortunately, he is befriended by a bunch of good-hearted Marines, led by sergeant William Demarest. Bracken's new buddies decide to help him save face by accompanying him to his home and telling one and all that Bracken has served valiantly in the Pacific. Lauded as a hero thanks to this subterfuge, the hapless Bracken finds himself being coerced into running for mayor! When he finally does confess the truth, the townspeople decide that only a real hero would own up to his lies in public. As always, Preston Sturges' richly varied supporting cast makes the most of every scene they're in, especially Raymond Walburn as a blustering politico and Franklin Pangborn as a persnickety councilman. Special mention must be made of Ella Raines as a refreshingly non-cliched heroine, and ex-boxer Freddie Steele as a morose Marine with a Mother complex. While Eddie Bracken's nerdish mannerisms can wear on the viewer, he is kept marvelously in check throughout Hail the Conquering Hero.

Cast for Great Moment

Joel McCrea  as William Thomas Green...
Betty Field  as Elizabeth Morton
Harry Carey  as Prof. John C. Warren
William Demarest  as Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt  as Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen  as Dr. Jackson

Cast for Hail The Conquering Hero

Eddie Bracken  as Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines  as Libby
William Demarest  as Sergeant
Raymond Walburn  as Mayor Noble
Bill Edwards  as Forrest Noble
Jimmie Dundee  as Corporal

Crew for Great Moment

Directed By: 	Preston Sturges
Written By: 	Rene Fulop-Miller, Preston Sturges

Crew for Hail The Conquering Hero

Directed By: 	Preston Sturges
Written By: 	Preston Sturges

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