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The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.
Eddie Acuff
- Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy
- (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
- Col. Morton
- (uncredited)
Martin Black
- Marine
- (uncredited)
Marion Carl
- Marine Pilot
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Dispatch Officer
- (uncredited)
Tom Dawson
- Captain
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMarine Corps Capt. Marion Carl, a multi-ace (18.5 air victories), makes an appearance as a Marine Corps pilot. Capt. Carl wears his baseball cap with the bill pointed skyward and makes the comment, "Don't look now, fellas, but a truck of gas just came on the field." Capt. Carl was a survivor of the Battle of Midway and the air campaign for Guadalcanal in 1942. He was awarded 2 Navy Crosses for his actions at Midway and Guadalcanal. Sadly, on June 28, 1998, he was murdered in his Oregon home by a home intruder.
- GoofsWhen Japanese snipers hid in the tops of trees, they tied themselves into their positions. They did not fall out of the trees when shot.
- Quotes
Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts: [In dugout waiting out a heavy artillery barrage] I don't mind the one with my name on it. It's the one that says, 'To whom it may concern' that I don't like.
[after the barrage increases]
Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts: They're throwing everything at us but the kitchen stove.
Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone: [after an even louder explosion] That's the stove now!
- Crazy creditsThe film's opening prologue in the preface of a book states: A new chapter in the history of America by a correspondent who landed on Guadalcanal with the first detachment of United States Marines.
- ConnectionsEdited into All This and World War II (1976)
- SoundtracksMarine Hymn
(uncredited)
Music by Jacques Offenbach from "Geneviève de Brabant"
Played during the opening credits and occasionally in the score
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A fairly decent war film with solid performance and spectacular battle sequences
An exciting and vintage story of a large invasion , this is an ultapatriotic war film that has its outrageous and interesting moments. It displays a typical crew of Marines battling the "Yellow Menace" over an important base on the famous Pacific atoll, Guadalcanal . Share the laughs a fighting man lives by.. the loves he dreams of..the things he fights for...in the screen's first great victory picture !
A moving , flag-waver and breathtaking warfare movie that must have been a real booster for filmgoers in America. This is one of the best American movies about the Pacific , conflict in World War Two , and in places , very stirring too . However, today it 's almost dated , including some violent images , particularly during the scene in which Anthony Quinn shoots in cold blood an enemy because he exacts a revenge and hates Japanese. Being well based on writer Richard Tregaskis' first-hand account . It suffers on television because of the small screen hurts the epic scale and adding some ordinary stock footage . Main and support cast are frankly notable, all of them are firmly characterized , such as : Lloyd Nolan, Preston Foster , Anthony Quinn, Richard Conte , Lionel Stander, William Bendix , Ralph Byrd, Minor Watson, Roy Roberts , Miles Mander, John Archer , and special mention for Richard Jaeckel , the little blond two-fisted guy whose screen credits spands over 30 years to The Dirty Dozen , as he was working as a delivery boy in the 20th Century Fox mail room when at almost 18 was spotted and signed for the character of Baby Marine .
It provides an atmospheric cinematography in black and white by cameraman Charles Clarke . As well as a thrilling and emotive musical score by composer David Buttolph. This ultrajingoist but immensely attractive motion picture was well directed by Lewis Seiler (Breakthrough, Battle Stations , You're in the Army now, South of Suez, Flight Angels , Hell's Kitchen, Heart of the North , Doll Face, King of the Underworld). Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average . The flick will appeal to WWII aficionados.
A moving , flag-waver and breathtaking warfare movie that must have been a real booster for filmgoers in America. This is one of the best American movies about the Pacific , conflict in World War Two , and in places , very stirring too . However, today it 's almost dated , including some violent images , particularly during the scene in which Anthony Quinn shoots in cold blood an enemy because he exacts a revenge and hates Japanese. Being well based on writer Richard Tregaskis' first-hand account . It suffers on television because of the small screen hurts the epic scale and adding some ordinary stock footage . Main and support cast are frankly notable, all of them are firmly characterized , such as : Lloyd Nolan, Preston Foster , Anthony Quinn, Richard Conte , Lionel Stander, William Bendix , Ralph Byrd, Minor Watson, Roy Roberts , Miles Mander, John Archer , and special mention for Richard Jaeckel , the little blond two-fisted guy whose screen credits spands over 30 years to The Dirty Dozen , as he was working as a delivery boy in the 20th Century Fox mail room when at almost 18 was spotted and signed for the character of Baby Marine .
It provides an atmospheric cinematography in black and white by cameraman Charles Clarke . As well as a thrilling and emotive musical score by composer David Buttolph. This ultrajingoist but immensely attractive motion picture was well directed by Lewis Seiler (Breakthrough, Battle Stations , You're in the Army now, South of Suez, Flight Angels , Hell's Kitchen, Heart of the North , Doll Face, King of the Underworld). Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average . The flick will appeal to WWII aficionados.
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- Richard Tregaskis' Guadalcanal Diary
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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