Salute to the Marines

2014 • 101 minut

O tomto filmu

Once a Marine, always a Marine. After three decades in the corps, Sergeant Major William Bailey, a tough-minded drillmaster serving in the Philippines, retires. He leaves with one regret: he never had the chance to put his courage and fighting spirit to the test in real combat. Then comes Japan's World War II invasion of the archipelago -- and civilian Bailey and the irregulars he's trained prove their mettle while defending a bridge vital to the enemy's advance. Wallace Beery plays gruff devil dog lifer Bailey in this wartime Technicolor® flag-waver spiked with the fervor of its time. Fay Bainter plays Bailey's wife, whose courage proves as unflinching as her husband's in the film's final battle scenes. Also shining in the cast are Marilyn Maxwell in an early-career role, Keye Luke ("Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan mysteries) and uncredited child actor Robert Blake.

Hodnocení a recenze

I am Navy through and through but any Sailor worth his salt will tell you that without the U.S. Marine Corps there wouldn't be a Navy and without the Navy there might not be a Marine Corps...They both relied on one another from the very beginning and to this day you'll find Marines aboard U.S. Naval vessels and if you read into our history you'll know why...Semper Fi...Honor, Courage, Commitment...May God watch over you...

Semper Fi