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5.8/10   205 votes
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Writers:
Lamar Trotti (screenplay)
Steve Fisher (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 March 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
ROMANCE...COMEDY...THRILLS...with Uncle Sam's fighting "Devil Dogs"!
Plot:
Sergeant Dixie Smith has more raw recruits to turn into Marines, if he can. Among them is cocky casanova Chris Winters... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
A good cast deserves a better film than this! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
John Payne ... Chris Winters

Maureen O'Hara ... Mary Carter

Randolph Scott ... Sergeant Dixie Smith
Nancy Kelly ... Helene Hunt
William Tracy ... Johnny Dent
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Okay Jones (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
Harry Morgan ... Mouthy (as Henry Morgan)
Edmund MacDonald ... Butch
Russell Hicks ... Major Wilson
Margaret Early ... Susie
Minor Watson ... Captain Winters
Alan Hale Jr. ... Tom Hall
Richard Lane ... Lieutenant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Crehan ... Uncle Bob (scenes deleted)
John Hamilton ... Gen. Gordon (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #7976) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Harry Morgan''s film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "night" time navy gunnery practice the naval commanders had daytime sky showing behind them. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into All This and World War II (1976) more
Soundtrack:
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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A good cast deserves a better film than this!, 20 May 1999
4/10
Author: Bri22 from San Jose, California, USA

This film was, oddly enough, in the "war" section of the local video store. Mighty strange, considering the most violent scene involves removing adhesive tape from an amorous Marine recruit (played by John Payne, who appears to have his right eyebrow permanently cocked in a leering question mark). The plot is a tired one - a nonconformist recruit butts heads with the tough-but-caring sergeant who must make him into a Marine. Maureen O'Hara has the thankless task of playing the love interest in the movie - a nurse who must fend off the endless (and criminal, by today's standards) amorous advances of Private Chris Winters. Dull movie, with nothing new to offer even the most diehard Randolph Scott fan.

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