The Leatherneck (1929)
A film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans befriend a simple minded German and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion.
Director: Howard Higgin
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William Boyd as William Calhoun |
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Alan Hale as Otto Schmidt |
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Robert Armstrong as Joseph Hanlon |
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Fred Kohler as Heckla |
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Diane Ellis as Tanya |
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Jimmy Aldine as Tanya's Brother |
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Paul Weigel as Petrovitch |
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Jules Cowles as Cook |
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Wade Boteler as Top Sergeant |
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Jack Richardson as Court-Martial Officer |
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Joseph W. Girard as Court-Martial Officer |
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Philo McCullough as Court-Martial Officer |
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Lee Shumway as Court-Martial Officer |
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Lloyd Whitlock as Court-Martial Officer |
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Mitchell Lewis as Court-Martial Officer |
| Directing | Howard Higgin | Director |
| Writing | Elliott J. Clawson | Writer |
| Writing | John W. Krafft | Writer |
| Crew | John J. Mescall | Cinematography |
| Editing | Doane Harrison | Editor |
