Marines, Let's Go
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Marines, Let's Go is a 1961
CinemaScope
colour Korean War
film about three Marine buddies (Tom Tryon
, David Hedison
and Tom Reese) on shore leave
in Japan and at war in Korea. It was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh
who also wrote the story. Walsh had previously had successes with films about the U.S. Marine Corps in World War I
(What Price Glory?), the 1920s (The Cock-Eyed World
and Sadie Thompson
), and World War II
(Battle Cry
).
Walsh filmed the movie on location in Japan with extras from the US Marine Corps who were pulled off filming due to the possibility of their being sent to Laos. The film was completed in Okinawa.
The Marine technical advisor
of the film was Colonel Jacob G. Goldberg (1911–2008) who served 30 years in the Marine Corps.
When the White House was interested in Warner Bros.
making a film on John F. Kennedy
's exploits as the commander of PT 109
, Jack L. Warner sent a print of Marines, Let's Go to display Raoul Walsh's expertise for making the film. Kennedy emphatically hated the film and Warner Bros. had to choose a new director.
1961 in film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
CinemaScope
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was an anamorphic lens series used for shooting wide screen movies from 1953 to 1967. Its creation in 1953, by the president of 20th Century-Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.The anamorphic lenses theoretically...
colour Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
film about three Marine buddies (Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon was an American film and television actor, best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal and the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter...
, David Hedison
David Hedison
Albert David Hedison, Jr. is an Armenian-American film, television, and stage actor. He was billed as Al Hedison in his early film work. In 1959, when he was cast in the role of Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name...
and Tom Reese) on shore leave
Shore leave
Shore leave is the leave that professional sailors get to spend on dry land. It is culturally infamous for its excess. Sailors without family obligations and with basic lodging needs provided aboard ship may spend their wages for the journey in a brief period of extravagance ashore and return to...
in Japan and at war in Korea. It was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh...
who also wrote the story. Walsh had previously had successes with films about the U.S. Marine Corps in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(What Price Glory?), the 1920s (The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World is a musical film made by Fox Film Corporation, directed and written Raoul Walsh, based on the Flagg and Quirt story by Maxwell Anderson, Tom Barry, Wilson Mizner and Laurence Stallings...
and Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson is an American silent film that tells the story of a "fallen woman" who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel...
), and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(Battle Cry
Battle Cry (film)
Battle Cry is a 1955 CinemaScope film, starring Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, Dorothy Malone, Raymond Massey, and Mona Freeman...
).
Walsh filmed the movie on location in Japan with extras from the US Marine Corps who were pulled off filming due to the possibility of their being sent to Laos. The film was completed in Okinawa.
The Marine technical advisor
Technical advisor
A technical advisor is an individual who is expert in a particular field of knowledge, hired to provide detailed information and advice to people working in that field...
of the film was Colonel Jacob G. Goldberg (1911–2008) who served 30 years in the Marine Corps.
When the White House was interested in Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
making a film on John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
's exploits as the commander of PT 109
PT 109 (film)
PT 109 is a 1963 biographical film which depicts the actions of John F. Kennedy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 as an officer of the United States Navy during World War II. The movie was adapted by Vincent Flaherty and Howard Sheehan from the book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II by...
, Jack L. Warner sent a print of Marines, Let's Go to display Raoul Walsh's expertise for making the film. Kennedy emphatically hated the film and Warner Bros. had to choose a new director.
See also
- List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps