Marine Raiders (1944)

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1h 30min
Drama, War
11 Jul 1944 (USA)
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A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.

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Harold D. Schuster

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A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.

Still of Pat O'Brien (I), Barton MacLane and Frank McHugh (I) in Marine Raiders (1944)

Still of Pat O'Brien (I) in Marine Raiders (1944)

Still of Ruth Hussey in Marine Raiders (1944)

Still of Pat O'Brien (I), Barton MacLane and Robert Ryan (I) in Marine Raiders (1944)

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	Pat O'Brien	...	Maj. Steve Lockhart
	Robert Ryan	...	Capt. Dan Craig
	Ruth Hussey	...	Lt. Ellen Foster
	Frank McHugh	...	Sgt. Louis Leary
	Barton MacLane	...	Sgt. Maguire
	Richard Martin	...	Pfc. Jimmy Fowler
	Martha Vickers	...	Sally Parker (as Martha MacVicar)
	Russell Wade	...	Lt. Tony 'Junior' Hewitt
	Edmund Glover	...	Pvt. Miller
	Robert Andersen	...	Lt. Harrigan
	Michael St. Angel	...	Lt. Sherwood
	Patrick O'Moore	...	Australian Doctor - Field Hospital
	Harry Brown	...	Cook
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Steve Barclay	...	A Soldier (uncredited)
	Tom Burton	...	Orderly (uncredited)
	Patricia Cameron	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Gordon Carveth	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
	Cliff Clark	...	Maj. Gen. Rider, Guadalcanal Marine Commander (uncredited)
	Harry Clay	...	Wounded Marine (uncredited)
	Herbert Clifton	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Officer in Pub (uncredited)
	James Damore	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Robert Dane	...	Lieutenant (uncredited)
	Richard Davies	...	Instructor (uncredited)
	Jon Davison	...	Officer on Bridge (uncredited)
	Frank Dawson	...	Minister (uncredited)
	Don Dillaway	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Christian Drake	...	Orderly (uncredited)
	Blake Edwards	...	Marine (uncredited)
	John Elliott	...	Admiral (uncredited)
	Jimmy Evans	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Edward Fielding	...	Commander of Camp Elliott (uncredited)
	Harold Fong	...	Japanese (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Happy - Pilot (uncredited)
	William Forrest	...	Col. Bill Carter (uncredited)
	James Hamilton	...	Marine (uncredited)
	J. Anthony Hughes	...	Army Colonel (uncredited)
	Charles Irwin	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Selmer Jackson	...	Colonel at Guadalcanal (uncredited)
	Jimmy Jordon	...	Jackson (uncredited)
	Daun Kennedy	...	Model (uncredited)
	Carl Kent	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Mike Killian	...	Shoe Gag Soldier (uncredited)
	Albert Law	...	Japanese (uncredited)
	Eddie Lee	...	Japanese Officer (uncredited)
	James B. Leong	...	Japanese Officer (uncredited)
	Jack Louque	...	Tank Driver (uncredited)
	Barry Macollum	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
	Audrey Manners	...	Aussie W.A.A.F. / Audrey (uncredited)
	Greg McClure	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Bert Moorhouse	...	Transport Ship Captain (uncredited)
	Melvin Nix	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Isabel O'Madigan	...	Old News Vendor (uncredited)
	Stanley Price	...	Marine with Leary in Foxhole (uncredited)
	Jack Reeves	...	Marine (uncredited)
	John Rogers	...	Australian Barman (uncredited)
	John Shaw	...	Marine Gunner (uncredited)
	John Sheehan	...	Arcade Proprietor (uncredited)
	Fred Sherman	...	Aussie Cab Driver (uncredited)
	Laurie Sherman	...	Communications Corp. (uncredited)
	Sammy Stein	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	Glen Vernon	...	Marine in Recording Booth (uncredited)
	Emmett Vogan	...	Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
	Steve Winston	...	Corporal (uncredited)
	Eddie Woods	...	Major on Homebound Ship's Deck (uncredited)

Directed by

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Harold D. Schuster

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(as Harold Schuster)

Written by

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Warren Duff	...	(screenplay)

Martin Rackin	...	(original story) and
Warren Duff	...	(original story)

Jerome Odlum	...	(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Robert Fellows

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Music by

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Roy Webb

Cinematography by

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Nicholas Musuraca

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director of photography

Editing by

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Philip Martin

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(as Philip Martin Jr.)

Art Direction by

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Walter E. Keller

Set Decoration by

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Harley Miller	...	(set decorations)
Darrell Silvera	...	(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Edward Stevenson

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(gowns)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns

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makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edward Killy	...	unit director
Sam Ruman	...	assistant director
Robert Wise	...	director: additional scenes (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James G. Stewart	...	rerecordist
James S. Thomson	...	recordist

Special Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker

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special effects

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff	...	musical director
Maurice De Packh	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Clay Boyd	...	technical director (as Captain Clay Boyd U.S.M.C.)
Melville Burke	...	dialogue director

Production Companies

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RKO Radio Pictures

Distributors

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RKO Radio Pictures (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures Corporation)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1944) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
RKO Radio Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures de México (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Radio Pictures of Panama (1945) (Panama) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1945) (Argentina) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures do Brazil (1945) (Brazil) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures Chilena (1945) (Chile) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures del Peru (1945) (Peru) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Films (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (as Hollywood Film Theatre)
Favorit-Filmverleih (1960) (Austria) (theatrical)
Mercator Filmverleih Bodo Gaus (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Intergroove Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
7flix (2019) (Australia) (tv)
PolarFilm (2019) (Germany) (DVD)

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U.S. Army (we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: whose assistance made this picture possible)
United States Coast Guard (we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: whose assistance made this picture possible)
United States Marine Corps (we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: whose assistance made this picture possible)
United States Navy (we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: whose assistance made this picture possible)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	right guadalcanal marine japanese-army forbidden-romance See All (27) »
Taglines	COURAGE - Cold as the Steel of their Bayonets! ROMANCE - Warm as the Love which Inspires It! ACTION - Shaking the Skies! See more »
Genres	Drama War
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Certification	Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review) West Germany:18

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Also Known As	Die Ledernacken (Germany) Aprendiendo a morir (Spain) Ledernacken (Austria) Raid al infanteriştilor marini (Romania) Ledernacken (West Germany) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Country	United States
Language	English Japanese
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Robert Ryan (Capt. Craig) enlisted in the Marines after this film was made and spent most of the war as a Drill Instructor at Camp Pendleton, California before being discharged in November of 1945. He would not appear in another film until Trail Street (1947). See more »
Goofs	As Pat O'Brien and Robert Ryan are walking down the street, toward the USO. They can be seen to salute twice. The first time as they are walking down the street no member of military can be seen. Only men wearing fedora's and civilian clothes are seen walking down the street. See more »
Soundtracks	Marine Hymn See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits prologue: (tickertape) 12 SEPT. 1942 ...... IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC UNITED STATES MARINES ON GUADALCANAL LAST NIGHT ENGAGED IN MINOR SKIRMISHES AND PATROL ACTIVITY. JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LANDED. OUR POSITIONS REMAIN INTACT. See more »
Quotes	Lt. Ellen Foster: You look lovely. Capt. Dan Craig: A marine's not supposed to look lovely. Lt. Ellen Foster: You do. See more »

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