The Marines Are Coming
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The Marines Are Coming is a 1934 American film directed by David Howard
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David Howard (director)
David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
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Cast
- William HainesWilliam HainesCharles William "Billy" Haines was an American film actor and interior designer. He was a star of the silent era until the 1930s, when Haines' career was cut short by MGM Studios due to his refusal to deny his homosexuality...
as Lt. William "Wild Bill" Traylor - Conrad NagelConrad NagelConrad Nagel was an American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. He was also a well-known television actor and radio performer.-Biography:...
as Capt. Edward "Ned" Benton - Esther RalstonEsther RalstonEsther Ralston was an American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era.-Early life and career:...
as Dorothy Manning - ArmidaArmidaThe story of Armida, a Saracen sorceress and Rinaldo, a soldier in the First Crusade, was created by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. In his epic Gerusalemme liberata, Rinaldo is a fierce and determined warrior who is also honorable and handsome...
as Rosita Hernández Consuelo Ibera y Buenaventura - Edgar KennedyEdgar KennedyEdgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as "the king of the slow burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper...
as Sgt. Buck Martin - Hale Hamilton as Colonel Gilroy
Soundtrack
- "Semper FidelisSemper Fidelis (march)"Semper Fidelis", which was written in 1888 by John Philip Sousa, is regarded as the official march of the United States Marine Corps. This piece was one of two composed in response to a request from United States President Chester Arthur for a new piece to be associated with the United States...
" (Music by John Philip SousaJohn Philip SousaJohn Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J....
) - Armida - "Brazilian Baby" (Written by Gus Edwards)