Salute to the Marines

1h 41min

Comedy

Drama

War

It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first by strangling a Nazi agent, and then dying in his dress blues uniform while blowing up a bridge.

Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Jennie Bailey
Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Mr. Henry Casper
Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Col. John Mason
Keye Luke

Keye Luke

'Flashy' Logaz
Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

Helen Bailey
William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Rufus Cleveland
Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Randall James
Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Adjutant
Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Cpl. Mosley
Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Pvt. Hanks
Rose Hobart

Rose Hobart

Mrs. Carson

Release date

2nd Sep 1943

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English