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Tell It to the Marines

1926103 minUnited States
ComedyDramaWarRomance

Synopsis

An opportunistic young recruit joins the Marines and clashes with the veteran sergeant responsible for training him. Their uneasy bond becomes more complicated when both are attracted to a Navy nurse.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
103:03
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No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · George Hill · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsGeorge W. Hill

Behind the scenes

Marine general Smedley D. Butler served as a technical adviser. Lon Chaney's friendship with Butler continued after production, linking the star's military performance to the men whose service it depicted.

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