The Leatherneck (1929)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 5min
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- Synopsis:
- In the 1920's three U.S. Marines who have deserted return to their base in Tientsin, China; one is dead, one is insane and one is court martialed. On the witness stand he relates their story from the end of World War I. Following the Armistice with Germany Pvt Calhoun (William Boyd) temporarily frees a German Prisoner of War named Schmidt (Alan Hale) to go drinking with him. In the bar another Marine, Pvt Hanlon (Robert Armstrong) refuses to drink with a German; their brawl escalates into a fight with the Military Police where the three become friends. The German eventually migrates to the United States where he enlists in the Marines.
- Actors:
- William Boyd, Alan Hale, Robert Armstrong, Fred Kohler, Diane Ellis, Jimmy Aldine, Paul Weigel, Jules Cowles, Wade Boteler, Jack Richardson, Joseph W. Girard, Philo McCullough, Lee Shumway, Lloyd Whitlock, Mitchell Lewis, Leon Janney, Scott Seaton
- Directors:
- Howard Higgin
- Writers:
- Elliott J. Clawson, John W. Krafft
- Others:
- Elliott Clawson
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
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