Marines in the Making
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1942 American film
| Marines in the Making | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Polesie |
| Produced by | Pete Smith [1] |
| Starring | R.E. 'Dick' Hanley |
| Narrated by | Pete Smith |
| Cinematography | Richard Fryer |
| Music by | Max Terr |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Marines in the Making is a 1942 short propaganda film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the United States Marine Corps.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel in 1943.[3] [4] The film highlights U.S. Marine Corps combat training methods during the first year of World War II, including intense conditioning techniques, hand-to-hand combat tactics, and traditional Marine drills.[5]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Happer, Hedda (December 24, 1942). "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2013.[dead link ]
- ^ Mastro, Frank (December 30, 1942). "Show Marines' Drill Program in New Picture". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ Hemenez, Richard L. (June 2001). The United States Marine Corps in books and the performing arts. McFarland. pp. 623–. ISBN 9780786407583 . Retrieved January 7, 2013.
This salute to the Corps musicians received a 1942 Academy Award nomination for Short Film (one reel) along with Marines in the Making...
- ^ Polesie, Herbert (December 26, 1942), Marines in the Making (Documentary, Short), Pete Smith, R. E. 'Dick' Hanley, Charles Horvath, Loew's, retrieved June 17, 2024
External links
[edit ]- Marines in the Making at IMDb
- The short film Marines in the Making (1942) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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