''Here Come the Marines'' is a 1952

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starring

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. The film was released on June 29, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-sixth film in the series.

Plot

After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteer so they can be with him. Sach gets in trouble for first impersonating a doctor and then, while serving kp duty, creating a bouillon capable of melting any known metal. When he's called into their colonel's office for punishment, Sach discovers that his father Horace 'Hard Head' Debussey Sr. served with the colonel in WWI and is subsequently promoted to sergeant. Sergeant Sach draws the ire of his men through multiple drills and by constantly keeping them on their toes with a whistle. During a march, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They pay a visit to the casino & suspect that the gambling house is cheating after losing all of their money. Back on base, the boys attempt to have Sach busted back down to private by slipping what they assume to be an inert training bomb into his bed at night under the assumption he'll cause a ruckus and be punished. The MPs arrive with a captain who, after scolding Sach for not recognizing a dud, tosses the bomb out the barracks window where it promptly explodes. Sach is awarded a medal for heroism and promoted to staff sergeant. He is later promoted to tech sergeant for leading the men during a field exercise. Several days later, the boys break into the gambling house at night and are discovered by Jolly Joe and his gang. A fight ensues, but two Marine intelligence officers arrive in time to arrest the criminals. Sach, having been framed for having a girl in the barracks is stripped of his promotions, but a new colonel is now in charge and fought with a soldier named 'Wildcat' Terry Mahoney. Under the guise of being a relation, Slip is promoted and promptly gets even with Sach by taking him on a long drill before letting on that he has no idea who 'Wildcat' Mahoney is.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Leo Gorcey Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was ...

as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney *

Huntz Hall Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular " Dead End Kids" movies, including ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), and in the later " Bowery ...

as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones *

David Gorcey David Gorcey (February 6, 1921 – October 23, 1984) was an American actor and the younger brother of actor Leo Gorcey. Gorcey is best known for portraying "Chuck Anderson" in Monogram Pictures' film series The Bowery Boys, and "Pee Wee" in i ...

as Chuck (Credited as David Condon) *

Bennie Bartlett Floyd B. Bartlett, known professionally as Benny Bartlett or Bennie Bartlett (August 16, 1924 – December 26, 1999), was an American child actor, musician, and later a member of the long-running feature-film series ''The Bowery Boys''. Biog ...

as Butch * Gil Stratton, Jr. as Junior

Remaining cast

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as Louie Dumbrowski *

Hanley Stafford Hanley Stafford (born Alfred John Austin, September 22, 1899 – September 9, 1968), was an actor principally on radio. He is remembered best for playing Lancelot Higgins on ''The Baby Snooks Show''. Stafford also assumed the role of Mr. Dithers ...

as Capt. Tom Brown *

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as Capt. Miller *

Myrna Dell Myrna Dell (born Marilyn Adele Dunlap; March 5, 1924 – February 11, 2011) was an American actress, model, and writer who appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs over four decades. A Hollywood glamour girl in the early p ...

as Lulu Mae * Riley Hill as Capt. Harlow

Production

This is the final appearance of Gil Stratton, Jr. as a member of the gang.

International release

The film was released under the title, ''Tell It to the Marines'' in the United Kingdom.Getz, Leonard (2006). From Broadway to the Bowery. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order

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in the United States as part of ''"The Bowery Boys, Volume Four"'' on August 26, 2014.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Here Come The Marines 1952 comedy films 1952 films American black-and-white films Bowery Boys films Monogram Pictures films Military humor in film Films directed by William Beaudine Films about the United States Marine Corps American comedy films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films