The Leatherneck (1929)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1929-02-24
Director: Howard Higgin
Writers: Elliott J. Clawson , John W. Krafft
Language: English
Stars: William Boyd , Alan Hale , Robert Armstrong , Fred Kohler , Diane Ellis , Jimmy Aldine , Paul Weigel , Jules Cowles , Wade Boteler , Jack Richardson
Runtime: 65 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: Trzej przyjaciele (Poland) , O Laço de Amizade (Brazil) , 脱走兵物語 (Japan) , The Leatherneck (Ireland) , The Leatherneck (Canada) , The Leatherneck (Philippines) , The Leatherneck (United States of America) , Los tres desertores (Spain) , The Leatherneck (Singapore) , A Pokollégió fiai (Hungary) , Drei Freunde (Austria) , Tillbaka till livet (Sweden) , Au-delà du devoir (France, French Republic) , The Leatherneck (United Kingdom) , Los mosqueteros de la Marina (Argentina) , The Leatherneck (Australia) , Tutti per uno (Italy) , Tre moderne Musketerer (Denmark) , The Leatherneck (South Africa) , The Leatherneck (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , The Leatherneck , The Leatherneck (Belgium) , The Leatherneck (Hong Kong) , The Leatherneck (Jamaica)
Plot: An odd little film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans (William Boyd and Robert Armstrong) befriend a simple minded German (Alan Hale) and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime service members 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. It's very simple-minded and innocent (silent films were that). Mildly interesting to today's audiences, but nothing special. It did receive an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Writing.
IMDB:tt0020088