Salute to the Marines

"Rough! Romantic! Rarin' to go!"

1943 1h 41m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first by strangling a Nazi agent, and then dying in his dress blues uniform while blowing up a bridge.

“Rough! Romantic! Rarin' to go!”

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Cast

Wallace Beery
Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
Fay Bainter
Jennie Bailey
Reginald Owen
Mr. Henry Casper
Ray Collins
Col. John Mason
Keye Luke
'Flashy' Logaz
Marilyn Maxwell
Helen Bailey
William Lundigan
Rufus Cleveland
Donald Curtis
Randall James

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: S. Sylvan Simon
Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews, George Bruce
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Wallace Beery and Fay Bainter and Reginald Owen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Rough! Romantic! Rarin' to go!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036328 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

S. Sylvan Simon directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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183 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Wallace Beery and Fay Bainter and Reginald Owen carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Rough! Romantic! Rarin' to go!".
5IMDB entry: tt0036328 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.