| ~Tell It To The Marines~ 1926 |
| ~Eleanor Boardman~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
A tough-as-nails Marine sergeant sets about training a rag-tag group of boys into men. Though
sporting a rough and gruff exterior, the sergeant is really a caring, gentle sort. During training, he is
especially rough on a smart-alecky young man, whom he hones into a first rate fighter. More
tension arise between the men when they fall for the same girl. In one of the film's highlights the
sarge, and his protégé save an imperiled group, including the girl, from a vicious gang of Chinese
bandits. After the rescue, the selfless sergeant gracefully steps aside and returns to training
recruits to allow the heroic young Marine and the girl to find romantic bliss. Featuring a nice blend
of comedy, adventure and romance, Tell It to the Marines was MGM's second highest grossing film
of 1926. It is also one of the rare instances when Lon Chaney, known as "the man of a thousand
faces," appeared sans elaborate make-up.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
sporting a rough and gruff exterior, the sergeant is really a caring, gentle sort. During training, he is
especially rough on a smart-alecky young man, whom he hones into a first rate fighter. More
tension arise between the men when they fall for the same girl. In one of the film's highlights the
sarge, and his protégé save an imperiled group, including the girl, from a vicious gang of Chinese
bandits. After the rescue, the selfless sergeant gracefully steps aside and returns to training
recruits to allow the heroic young Marine and the girl to find romantic bliss. Featuring a nice blend
of comedy, adventure and romance, Tell It to the Marines was MGM's second highest grossing film
of 1926. It is also one of the rare instances when Lon Chaney, known as "the man of a thousand
faces," appeared sans elaborate make-up.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
| Directed by: George W. Hill Written by: Richard Schayer - screenplay Joseph Farnham - titles |
| ~Cast~ Lon Chaney ... Sgt. O'Hara William Haines ... Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns Eleanor Boardman ... Nurse Norma Dale Eddie Gribbon ... Cpl. Madden Carmel Myers ... Zaya (a native) Warner Oland ... Chinese bandit leader Mitchell Lewis ... Native starting fight Frank Currier ... Gen. Wilcox Maurice E. Kains ... Harry (as Maurice Kains) Lori Bara ... Navy Nurse (uncredited) Dick Curtis ... Marine in Barracks (uncredited) Ray Erlenborn ... Extra (uncredited) Willie Fung ... Guard at door of besieged clinic (uncredited) H.H. Hopple ... Marine (uncredited) Sgt. Jiggs ... Dog (uncredited) Tetsu Komai ... Hangchow leader (uncredited) Nola Luxford ... Navy Nurse (uncredited) Daniel G. Tomlinson ... Marine Major (uncredited) Millard K. Wilson ... Fight referee (uncredited) |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Distributed by: MGM Produced by: George W. Hill Cinematography by: Ira H. Morgan Film Editing by: Blanche Sewell Set Decoration by Cedric Gibbons & A. Arnold Gillespie Unit Manager: Frederic Leahy Second Assistant Directors: Arthur Rose & Jacques Tourneur Assistant Director: Millard K. Wilson Stunts: Cy Clegg - horse wrangler (uncredited) Camera and Electrical Department Melio Caluori .... assistant camera (uncredited) Cecil R. Cooney .... assistant camera (uncredited) Reggie Lanning .... camera operator: additional photography (uncredited) Harold Lipstein .... assistant camera (uncredited) James Manatt .... still photographer (uncredited) Gordon Osbourne .... assistant camera (uncredited) Bob Roberts .... assistant camera (uncredited) Homer Van Pelt .... still photographer (uncredited) Costume and Wardrobe Department: Kathleen Kay & Maude Marsh Military Consultant: Smedley Darlington Butler Technical Advisor: H.H. Hopple Length: 9 Reels Runtime: 103 Minutes Released: January 29, 1927 New York Premiere: December 23, 1926 |
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