The Leatherneck (1929)

5.7/10 65 min War Drama

Overview

A film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans befriend a simple minded German and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion.

Cast

William Boyd

William Calhoun

Alan Hale

Otto Schmidt

Robert Armstrong

Joseph Hanlon

Fred Kohler

Heckla

Diane Ellis

Tanya

Paul Weigel

Petrovitch

Jules Cowles

Cook

Wade Boteler

Top Sergeant

Jack Richardson

Court-Martial Officer

Joseph W. Girard

Court-Martial Officer

Philo McCullough

Court-Martial Officer

Lee Shumway

Court-Martial Officer

Lloyd Whitlock

Court-Martial Officer

Mitchell Lewis

Court-Martial Officer

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