Here Come the Marines

Here Come the Marines
Directed by	William Beaudine
Produced by	Jerry Thomas
Written by	Tim Ryan Charles R. Marion Charles Crutcher
Starring	Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Cinematography	Marcel LePicard
Edited by	William Austin
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release dates	June 29, 1952
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Here Come the Marines is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 29, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-sixth film in the series.

Plot

After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is promoted. During a drill that he is putting the rest of the gang through, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They suspect that the gambling house is cheating and set out to uncover the proof. They enter the gambling house late at night, but are discovered by Jolly Joe and his gang. A fight ensues, but two Marine intelligence officers arrive in time to arrest the criminals. Sach, having been framed for having a girl in the barracks is stripped of his promotions, but a new colonel is now in charge and fought with a soldier named Mahoney. Slip claims that was his father and he is promoted and promptly gets even with Sach by taking him on a long drill.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

• Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
• Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
• David Gorcey as Chuck (Credited as David Condon)
• Bennie Bartlett as Butch
• Gil Stratton, Jr. as Junior

Remaining cast

• Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
• Hanley Stafford as Capt. Tom Brown
• Arthur Space as Capt. Miller
• Myrna Dell as Lulu Mae

Production

This is the final appearance of Gil Stratton, Jr. as a member of the gang.

International release

The film was released under the title, Tell It to the Marines in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made to order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Four" on August 26, 2014.

References

1. Getz, Leonard (2006). From Broadway to the Bowery. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.

External links

• Here Come the Marines at the Internet Movie Database