'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)

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88 min - Drama | History | War - 20 December 1943 (USA)

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The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Randolph Scott	...	Col. Thorwald
	Alan Curtis	...	John Harbison
	Noah Beery Jr.	...	Cpl. Kurt Richter
	J. Carrol Naish	...	Lt. C.J. Cristoforos
	Sam Levene	...	Leo 'Transport' Andreof
	David Bruce	...	Larry O'Ryan
	Richard Lane	...	Capt. Dunphy
	Walter Sande	...	'Gunner' McBride
	Louis Jean Heydt	...	Lt. Roland Browning
	Robert Mitchum	...	'Pig-Iron' Matthews
	Rod Cameron	...	Rube Tedrow
	Grace McDonald	...	Kathleen Corrigan
	Milburn Stone	...	Cmdr. Blake
	Peter Coe	...	Kozzarowski
	Harold Landon	...	Frankie Montana

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Seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, volunteers form the new 2nd Marine Raider Battalion whose purpose is to raid Japanese-held islands. The men selected come from different walks of life but have toughness in common. Under command of Colonel 'Thorwald', they're trained in all imaginable forms of combat. Then, after a perilous submarine journey, they face a daunting first mission: to annihilate the much larger Japanese garrison on Makin Island, in a lengthy battle sequence. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Drama | History | War

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USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

20 December 1943 (USA) See more »

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Gung Ho! See more »

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

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Universal Pictures See more »

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88 min

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Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Black and White

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1.37 : 1

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Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's motto during World War II was 'Gung Ho'. See more »

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Factual errors: When three Japanese try to surrender and then ambush the Marines. One of the Marines returns fire. He is using a M-1 Garand rifle, which only holds eight rounds. He fires at least 12 shots. See more »

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Referenced in Loose Women (1997) See more »

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