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Come On, Leathernecks!

Come On, Leathernecks!

19385.01h 5m

Overview

The father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.

Directed by James Cruze
Written by Sidney Salkow, Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan
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Top Cast

Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

Jimmy Butler

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Valerie Taylor

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Otto Wagner / Baroni

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Bruce MacFarlane

Lt. Henry Dolan

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Colonel Butler

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Captain Felton

James Bush

James Bush

Dick Taylor

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Coach Hank Wells

Anthony Warde

Anthony Warde

Nick

Themes & Keywords

sportsu.s. marinequarterbacku.s. naval academy

About Come On, Leathernecks!

Come On, Leathernecks! is a adventure, drama, romance film released in 1938 exploring themes of sports, u.s. marine, quarterback, u.s. naval academy. Directed by James Cruze, it stars Richard Cromwell, Marsha Hunt, Edward Brophy. The father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.

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