"The Song of the Marines" is a song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin. It was featured in the 1937

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film, ''

The Singing Marine ''The Singing Marine'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell. It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934's ''Flirtation Walk'' paid tribute, of sorts, to ...

'' where it was sung by actor Dick Powell. Later, Warner Bros. Cartoons used the song in several shorts, including the Porky Pig short '' Porky the Gob'' (1938). A shortened version (omitting the lines "It may be Shanghai, farewell and goodbye") was sung several times in the

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cartoon '' Conrad the Sailor'' (1942) and several opening bars of it in '' Duck Amuck'' (1953), plus the Sylvester and

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cartoon ''

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'' (1953) In 1962, Dick Powell, star of ''The Singing Marine,'' reprised the song in a cameo appearance in the ''

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'' episode "Operation Benefit", a TV series owned by his production company,

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. It was one of his final filmed appearances.

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Songs about sailors Songs about soldiers Works about the United States Navy 1937 songs Songs written for films American military marches Songs with music by Harry Warren Songs with lyrics by Al Dubin {{1930s-song-stub