Salute to the Marines (1943)
It is a comic book propaganda film which has 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.
Director:
S. Sylvan Simon
Writer:
George Bruce
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Wallace Beery as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey |
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Fay Bainter as Jennie Bailey |
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Reginald Owen as Mr. Henry Casper |
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Ray Collins as Col. John Mason |
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Keye Luke as 'Flashy' Logaz |
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Marilyn Maxwell as Helen Bailey |
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William Lundigan as Rufus Cleveland |
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Donald Curtis as Randall James |
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Noah Beery as Adjutant |
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Dick Curtis as Cpl. Mosley |
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Russell Gleason as Pvt. Hanks |
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Rose Hobart as Mrs. Carson |
| Directing | S. Sylvan Simon | Director |
| Writing | Robert Hardy Andrews | Story |
| Writing | Wells Root | Adaptation |
| Writing | George Bruce | Screenplay |
