Come On Marines!
{{short description|1934 film by Henry Hathaway}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Come On Marines!
| image = ComeOnMarinesPoster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Henry Hathaway
| writer = Joel Sayre
Byron Morgan (screenplay)
Philip Wylie (story)
| starring = Richard Arlen
Ida Lupino
| music = Ralph Rainger
| editing = James Smith
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1934|03|23}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Come On Marines! is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino.[https://allmovie.com/work/come-on-marines-87640 Come On Marines! details], allmovie.com; accessed August 14, 2015.
Plot
Ladies' man and U.S. Marines sergeant "Lucky" Davis is leading a squadron on an expedition through a Philippine jungle where an outlaw bandit is leading a guerrilla-war rebellion. Their assignment is to rescue a group of children from an island mission, but when they arrive, the troops are surprised to discover that the inhabitants are actually a group of young women blissfully bathing in a pool while awaiting rescue.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Lucky Davis
- Ida Lupino as Esther Smith-Hamilton
- Roscoe Karns as Spud McGurke
- Grace Bradley as Jojo La Verne
- Fuzzy Knight as Wimpy
- Monte Blue as Lt. Allen
- Ann Sheridan as Loretta (billed as Clara Lou Sheridan)
- Toby Wing as Dolly
- Lona Andre as Shirley
Reception
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Mordaunt Hall called the film a "sturdy comedy" but wrote: "When the picture tires of violent outbursts and slangy retorts, it turns to infantile patter as a means to stir up mirth. ... From the moment Lucky Davis appears on the screen one knows that he is going to get into hot water and likewise there is never the slightest doubt but that he and Esther Cabot, the dominant member of the stranded debutantes, will in the end be on their way to get married or that the handsome leatherneck will become an officer in the corps."{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Mordaunt |date=1934-03-24 |title=The Screen: Richard Arlen, Ida Lupino and Roscoe Karns in the Film Comedy "Come On Marines!" |work=The New York Times |page=20}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0024995|title=Come On Marines}}
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Category:Films directed by Henry Hathaway
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films about the United States Marine Corps
Category:Films set in the Philippines
Category:Films based on works by Philip Wylie
Category:Films scored by Ralph Rainger
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