Marines in the Making

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Marines in the Making
Directed by Herbert Polesie
Produced by Pete Smith [1]
Starring R.E. 'Dick' Hanley
Narrated by Pete Smith
Cinematography Richard Fryer
Music by Max Terr
Release date
  • December 26, 1942 (1942-12-26)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Marines in the Making is a 1942 short propaganda film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the United States Marine Corps. [2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel in 1943. [3] [4] The film highlights U.S. Marine Corps combat training methods during the first year of World War II, including intense conditioning techniques, hand-to-hand combat tactics, and traditional Marine drills. [5]

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  1. ↑ Happer, Hedda (December 24, 1942). "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2013.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Mastro, Frank (December 30, 1942). "Show Marines' Drill Program in New Picture". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hemenez, Richard L. (June 2001). The United States Marine Corps in books and the performing arts. McFarland. pp. 623–. ISBN   9780786407583 . Retrieved January 7, 2013. This salute to the Corps musicians received a 1942 Academy Award nomination for Short Film (one reel) along with Marines in the Making...
  5. ↑ Polesie, Herbert (December 26, 1942), Marines in the Making (Documentary, Short), Pete Smith, R. E. 'Dick' Hanley, Charles Horvath, Loew's, retrieved June 17, 2024
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