Here Come the Marines

"THEY'RE LOADED FOR LAUGHS...WITH BOMBS AND BLONDES!"

1952 1h 6m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is promoted. During a drill that he is putting the rest of the gang through, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They suspect that the gambling house is cheating and set out to uncover the proof.

“THEY'RE LOADED FOR LAUGHS...WITH BOMBS AND BLONDES!”

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Cast

Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Jr.
Hanley Stafford
Colonel Thomas F. Brown
David Gorcey
Chuck
Benny Bartlett
Butch
Gil Stratton
Junior
Myrna Dell
Lulu Mae
Paul Maxey
Jolly Joe Johnson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Beaudine
Writers: Jack Crutcher, Charles R. Marion, Tim Ryan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Beaudine, shot by Marcel Le Picard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall and Hanley Stafford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THEY'RE LOADED FOR LAUGHS...WITH BOMBS AND BLONDES!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Beaudine directs. Marcel Le Picard behind the camera. William Austin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by William Beaudine, shot by Marcel Le Picard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall and Hanley Stafford carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "THEY'RE LOADED FOR LAUGHS...WITH BOMBS AND BLONDES!".
8IMDB entry: tt0044700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marcel Le Picard
Editing: William Austin
Makeup / hair: Frank Beetson Jr.
Runtime: 66 min · 1h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Here Come the Marines (1952)

Part of

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!