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The Marines Fly High

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  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
196
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Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
ActionAdventureDrama
Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
196
YOUR RATING
    • George Nichols Jr.
    • Benjamin Stoloff
    • Jerome Cady
    • A.J. Bolton
    • A.C. Edington(story)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Chester Morris
    • Lucille Ball
    • George Nichols Jr.
    • Benjamin Stoloff
    • Jerome Cady
    • A.J. Bolton
    • A.C. Edington(story)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Chester Morris
    • Lucille Ball
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Lucille Ball and Richard Dix in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Ethan Laidlaw in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, Kirby Grant, Dick Hogan, Horace McMahon, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Richard Dix in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball, John Eldredge, and Ethan Laidlaw in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    Lucille Ball and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Lt. Danny Darrick
    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    • Lt. Jim Malone
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Joan Grant
    Steffi Duna
    Steffi Duna
    • Teresa
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • John Henderson…
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Col. Hill
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Sgt. Monk O'Hara
    Dick Hogan
    Dick Hogan
    • Cpl. Ted Haines
    Kirby Grant
    Kirby Grant
    • Lt. Bob Hobbes
    • (as Robert Stanton)
    Ann Shoemaker
    Ann Shoemaker
    • Mrs. Hill
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Pedro Fernandez
    Abner Biberman
    Abner Biberman
    • Gomez
    • (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Medical Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    • Barnes
    • (uncredited)
    John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    • Airplane Seller
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Taliaferro
    Hal Taliaferro
    • Officer of the Day
    • (uncredited)
      • George Nichols Jr.
      • Benjamin Stoloff
      • Jerome Cady
      • A.J. Bolton
      • A.C. Edington(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Benjamin Stoloff took over direction of the film when George Nichols Jr. was killed in an automobile accident on 13 November 1939 during production.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Danny Darrick: [while Jim is hanging by his parachute in a tree] You know, there's a good road about a mile south. Maybe I oughta go back to the post and send a squad out after you.

      Lt. Jim Malone: And leave me hanging here?

      Lt. Danny Darrick: Oh, but you dangle so beautifully!

    • Connections
      Featured in Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Marines' Hymn
      Traditional Marine Song (circa 1850)

      Played during the opening and closing credits

    User reviews2

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    4/10
    A low-budget flag-waiver with little to recommend.
    With WWII already engulfing Europe, you would think the Marine Corps could help devise a much better film to aid enlistments than this low-budget sparsely equipped film. All you get is a handful of airplanes and a very few marines helping to quash rebellion and banditry in an unnamed Central American country. The equipment in this film pales by comparison with those in films like "Here Comes The Navy (1934)," "Submarine D-1 (1937)" and "Wings of the Navy (1939)." I would think it would have the effect of driving people away from joining the marines. Lovely Lucille Ball is a plus, but once again there is a tedious love triangle involving her, Richard Dix and Chester Morris that detracts from the action that comes later in the film. That action was somewhat exciting, but the film was disappointing in the main.
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    5
    • Art-22
    • Feb 1, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1940 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 8 minutes
      • Black and White

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