Salute to the Marines (1943)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 1943-09-01
Director: S. Sylvan Simon
Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews , Wells Root , George Bruce
Language: English
Stars: Wallace Beery (1885–1949) , Fay Bainter , Reginald Owen (1887–1972) , Keye Luke (1904–1991) , Ray Collins , Marilyn Maxwell , William Lundigan , Donald Curtis , Noah Beery , Dick Curtis
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Así es la gloria (Mexico) , Myrskyä Filippiineillä (Finland) , Salute to the Marines (Australia) , Storm över Filippinerna (Sweden) , Salute to the Marines (United States of America) , Assim é a Glória (Brazil) , Il difensore di Manila (Italy) , Salute to the Marines , Assim é a Glória (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Salute to the Marines (United Kingdom)
Plot: Wallace Beery stars in this patriotic World War II drama about a tough retired Marine who is caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign, experiencing action, heroics, and tragedy. Gruff Sergeant Bailey has never actually been in combat, but when the Japanese invade, the untested leader finally sees battle, ironically as a civilian in charge of organizing the citizens' withdrawal.
IMDB:tt0036328