Salute to the Marines
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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Starring | Wallace Beery |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Salute to the Marines is a 1943 World War II film starring Wallace Beery. The movie is set in the Philippines and shot in Technicolor (in Hollywood), and was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.
The picture features Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first by strangling a Nazi agent, and then dying in his dress blues uniform while blowing up a bridge. Beery's older brother Noah Beery, Sr. also appears in the film. The supporting cast features Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Ray Collins, Keye Luke, and Marilyn Maxwell.
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
- Fay Bainter as Jenny Bailey
- Reginald Owen as Henry Caspar
- Ray Collins as Col. John Mason
- Keye Luke as Flashy Logaz
- Marilyn Maxwell as Helen Bailey
- William Lundigan as Rufus Cleveland
- Donald Curtis as Randall James
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Adjutant
- Dick Curtis as Cpl. Moseley
- Russell Gleason as Pvt. Hanks
- Rose Hobart as Mrs. Carson
- Hugh Beaumont as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Robert Blake as Junior Carson (uncredited)
- Jim Davis as Pvt. Saunders (uncredited)
- Chester Gan as Japanese Officer
External links
- Salute to the Marines at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Salute to the Marines at the Internet Movie Database
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