The Fighting Marines

Infobox Film
name = The Fighting Marines


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director = B. Reeves Eason
Joseph Kane
producer = Nat Levine
Barney A. Sarecky
writer = Wallace MacDonald
Maurice Geraghty
Ray Trampe
Sherman L. Lowe
Barney A. Sarecky
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starring = Grant Withers
Adrian Morris
Ann Rutherford
Robert Warwick
George J. Lewis
Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr.
music = Lee Zahler
J.S. Zamecnik
cinematography = Jack A. Marta
William Nobles
editing = Richard Fantl
distributor = Mascot Pictures
released = flagicon|USA 23 November 1935
runtime = 12 chapters (216 min)
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0026352

"The Fighting Marines" (1935) is a Mascot movie serial. This was the last serial ever produced by Mascot. The studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures. This new company went on to become the most famous of the serial producing studios, starting with "Darkest Africa" in 1936

Future Republic Producer Franklin Adreon first became involved with serials with this production. The former Marine was a technical consultant and played the small role of Captain Holmes in the later chapters.

Plot

When the United States Marine Corps starts building a landing strip on "Halfway Island" in the Pacific Ocean, they interfere with the secret hideout of the masked mystery villain, The Tiger Shark, who begins to sabotage their efforts. Sergeant Schiller is abducted by the villain after developing a gyrocompass that could pinpoint his location. Corporal Lawrence and Sergeant McGowan attempt to rescue him and stop the Tiger Shark for good.

Cast

*Grant Withers as Corporal Larry Lawrence, US Marine
*Adrian Morris as Sergeant Mack McGowan, US Marine
*Ann Rutherford as Frances Schiller
*Robert Warwick as Colonel W. R. Bennett, US Marine
*George J. Lewis as Sergeant William Schiller, US Marine abducted by the Tiger Shark
*Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Captain Grayson
*Victor Potel as Fake Native Chief, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen
*Jason Robards Sr. as Kota
*Warner Richmond as Metcalf, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen
*Robert Frazer as H. R. Douglas
*J. Frank Glendon as M. J. Buchanan
*Donald Reed as Pedro, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen
*Max Wagner as Gibson, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen
*Richard Alexander as Ivan, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen
*Tom London as Miller, one of the Tiger Shark's henchmen

Production

tunts

*Yakima Canutt
*George DeNormand doubling Grant Withers
*Eddie Parker doubling Adrian Morris

pecial effects

*Photographic effects by Bud Thackery
*Model effects by the Lydecker brothers

Chapter titles

# Human Targets
# Isle of Missing Men
# The Savage Hoard
# The Mark of the Tiger Shark
# The Gauntlet of Grief
# Robber's Roost
# Jungle Terrors
# Siege of Halfway Island
# Death from the Sky
# Wheels of Destruction
# Behind the Mask
# Two Against the Horde_Source: [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 213
chapter = Filmography ]

ee also

* List of film serials
* List of film serials by studio

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0026352|title=The Fighting Marines

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title=Mascot Serial
before=The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
years=The Fighting Marines (1935)
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