Salute to the Marines (1943)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Writers:

Robert Hardy Andrews (story)
Wells Root (adaptation)

Release Date:

September 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot Keywords:

Merchant Marine | Battle | Drunkenness | San Diego California | Bridge

Cast

Wallace Beery	...	Sergeant Major William Bailey
Fay Bainter	...	Jennie Bailey
Reginald Owen	...	Mr. Henry Caspar
Ray Collins	...	Colonel John Mason
Keye Luke	...	'Flashy' Logaz
Marilyn Maxwell	...	Helen Bailey
William Lundigan	...	Rufus Cleveland
Donald Curtis	...	Randall James
Noah Beery	...	Adjutant (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Dick Curtis	...	Corporal Mosley
Russell Gleason	...	Private Hanks
Rose Hobart	...	Mrs. Carson

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9148) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Chico, California, USA

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Premiered at Chico's Senator Theater where it raised $300,000 in war bonds.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At the time of the fall of the Philippines, US Marines would have been wearing the old-style "tin" helmets rather than the WWII steel pots used in the battle scene.

Soundtrack:

Colors

Wallace Beery, a consummate actor...

gives a memorable performance. The jungle scene near the end of the movie is one of most moving scenes that I've ever witnessed. This film deserves preservation consideration. And why it's not available on DVD or VHS is a mystery.