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

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The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.
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Col. Thorwald
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John Harbison
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Kurt Richter
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Lt.C.J.Cristoforos
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Sgt. Leo Andreof - 'Transport'
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Larry O'Ryan
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Capt. Dunphy
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McBride
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Lt. Roland Browning
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Pig-Iron
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Rube Tedrow
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Kathleen Corrigan
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Cmdr. Blake
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Kozzarowski
Harold Landon ...
Frankie Montana
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Harry - the Hamburger Man (uncredited)
Eddie Coke ...
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
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Mess Boy (uncredited)
John Frazer ...
Signal Officer (uncredited)
Alex Havier ...
Filipino (uncredited)
Joe Haworth ...
Singing Marine (uncredited)
Bill Healy ...
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Buddy Andrews (uncredited)
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Robinson - Submarine Navigator (uncredited)
Liparit ...
Japanese Dialogue (uncredited)
Clarence Lung ...
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Don McGill ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Helmsman (uncredited)
Nick Shaid ...
Old Guard (uncredited)
Carl Vernell ...
Marine on Submarine (uncredited)
Prince Waln ...
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ...
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

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Ray Enright

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Lucien Hubbard ... (screenplay)
 
W.S. LeFrançois ... (based on the factual story "GUNG HO" by) (as Lt. W.S. LeFrancois U.S.M.C.)
 
Joseph Hoffman ... (additional dialogue)

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Walter Wanger ... producer

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Frank Skinner

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Milton R. Krasner ... director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

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Milton Carruth

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Alexander Golitzen
John B. Goodman

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations) (as R.A. Gausman)
A.J. Gilmore ... (set decorations)

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Vera West ... (uncredited)

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Fred Frank ... assistant director

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Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound
William Hedgcock ... technician
Edwin Wetzel ... sound (uncredited)

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John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects

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Hans J. Salter ... conductor (as H.J. Salter)
Irving Bibo ... composer: theme music (uncredited)

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Howard Banks ... dialogue director
Evans F. Carlson ... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson U.S.M.C.R.)
W.S. LeFrançois ... technical advisor (as Lt. W.S. LeFrancois U.S.M.C.)
Victor 'Transport' Maghakian ... technical advisor (as GunnerySgt.Victor {Transport}Maghakian U.S.M.C.)
Walter Wanger ... presenter
Jack Parker ... stand-in: Randolph Scott (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines Battle cry of the Marine raiders! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Gung Ho! (United States)
  • Gung Ho (Egypt, English title)
  • Gung ho! (South Africa, English title)
  • Gung Ho! (Canada, English title)
  • Gung Ho (France)
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  • 88 min
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Budget $866,898 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Harold Landon, who plays Frankie Montana, relates that the actors who played Japanese soldiers were actually Filipino and Chinese. See more »
Goofs The U.S. Marines were not issued Garand semi-automatic rifles in wide numbers until after the Guadalcanal invasion, so it might be thought that the Raiders would have been using M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles in the Makin raid in August, 1942, which happened as the Guadalcanal campaign began. However, as James Roosevelt, the President's son, was a member of the raiding party, the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the unit in the raid, were issued the most up-to-date weaponry, which included Garands; the Makin raid was, in fact, one of the first combat deployments of the M1. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Follow the Boys (1944). See more »
Crazy Credits Prologue:   "This is the factual record of the Second Marine Raider battalion, from its inception seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, through its first brilliant victory." See more »
Quotes Lt.C.J.Cristoforos: A call has been issued by the commanding general for volunteers for a special battalion to be formed at once. Now this battalion will go into training for a particular combat duty overseas. Those men who can pass the severe requirements of this unit will be assured of immediate acts of service. The work involves close combat with the enemy, and only those men who are prepared to kill or be killed should apply. Those who accept it will be highly trained and will have every chance of survival. But it must be understood, the work is above and beyond the line of duty.
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