Come On, Leathernecks!

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Come On, Leathernecks!
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Directed by James Cruze
Written by Sidney Salkow
Dorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
Produced by Herman Schlom
Starring Richard Cromwell
Marsha Hunt
Edward Brophy
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Edward Mann
Music by Cy Feuer
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1938 (1938-08-08)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Come On, Leathernecks! is a 1938 American sports action film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Marsha Hunt and Edward Brophy. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The plot mixes football with the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines. [1]

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Plot

Come On, Leathernecks! is a 1938 American action film that mixes football with the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines. The film is about a star football player at Annapolis who is torn between becoming a marine or a football player. The player's father wants him to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.

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