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Tell It to the Marines

Dec 23, 1926 · 1h 43m
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PLOT

U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.

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CAST

Lon Chaney
Sergeant O'Hara
William Haines
Private Skeet Burns
Eleanor Boardman
Norma Dale
Eddie Gribbon
Corporal Madden
Carmel Myers
Zaya
Warner Oland
Chinese Bandit Chief
Mitchell Lewis
Native
Frank Currier
General Wilcox
Directed by George W. Hill

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$433,000
Revenue
$1,250,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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