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23 March 1934 (USA) morePlot:
"Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Paramount Beauties on Parade moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Arlen | ... | Lucky Davis | |
| Ida Lupino | ... | Esther Smith-Hamilton | |
| Roscoe Karns | ... | Spud McGurke | |
| Grace Bradley | ... | JoJo La Verne | |
| Fuzzy Knight | ... | Wimpy | |
| Monte Blue | ... | Lt. Allen | |
| Edmund Breese | ... | Gen. Cabot | |
| Virginia Hammond | ... | Susie Raybourne | |
| Emile Chautard | ... | Priest | |
| Toby Wing | ... | Dolly | |
| Julian Madison | ... | Brick | |
| Roger Gray | ... | Brooklyn | |
| Ann Sheridan | ... | Loretta (as Clara Lou Sheridan) | |
| Gwenllian Gill | ... | Katherine | |
| Lona Andre | ... | Shirley |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Lake Sherwood, California, USAFun Stuff
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreSoundtrack:
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Film shot at Sherwood lake 35 miles from hollywood and in the tank where Paramount had replicated a swamp within the studio. A troop of marines lead by Richard Arlen is sent to rescue a group of ship wrecked girls lead by Ida Lupino. This being Hollywood the men were pictured in wet muddy clothes but the girls consisted of a beauty chorus all elegantly dressed and beautifully coiffeured. To lend authenticity the jungle battle scenes used real machine guns with live ammunition. The extras were provided by a large number of distinguished veteran marines under command of Major William McIvian. Handling the guns was gunnery sergeant George Daley and each marine had to have at least one citation for bravery. Shooting was held up on first day waiting for a stuntman. After finding out how much stuntmen got paid one of the featured players Harry Tenbrook volunteered making a perfect fall. He admitted afterwards to Director Henry Hathaway he had never done that before. Recently employed South African Bit player Eldred Tidbury showed skill in shooting so impressing Daley to suggest a military career. Hathaway thought girls a little too glamerous and ordered them to wander through mud and snag their dresses. To obtain speed Hathaway employed two film crews so their were no delays in between takes. The principal Roscoe Karns was known as a practical joker leaving a bedouin head in Eldred Tidbury's bed. One of the players got his revenge by spiking Karns dinner with laxative. A good effort but could have been better with only moderate return at box office.