Come On Marines!

Come On Marines! is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino.^[1]

Come On Marines!
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Henry Hathaway
Written by	Joel Sayre Byron Morgan (screenplay) Philip Wylie (story)
Starring	Richard Arlen Ida Lupino
Edited by	James Smith
Music by	Ralph Rainger
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 23, 1934 (1934-03-23)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ladies' man and U.S. Marines sergeant "Lucky" Davis is leading a squadron on an expedition through a Philippine jungle where an outlaw bandit is leading a guerrilla-war rebellion. Their assignment is to rescue a group of children from an island mission, but when they arrive, the troops are surprised to discover that the inhabitants are actually a group of young women blissfully bathing in a pool while awaiting rescue.

Cast

• Richard Arlen as Lucky Davis
• Ida Lupino as Esther Smith-Hamilton
• Roscoe Karns as Spud McGurke
• Grace Bradley as Jojo La Verne
• Fuzzy Knight as Wimpy
• Monte Blue as Lt. Allen
• Ann Sheridan as Loretta (billed as Clara Lou Sheridan)
• Toby Wing as Dolly
• Lona Andre as Shirley

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Mordaunt Hall called the film a "sturdy comedy" but wrote: "When the picture tires of violent outbursts and slangy retorts, it turns to infantile patter as a means to stir up mirth. ... From the moment Lucky Davis appears on the screen one knows that he is going to get into hot water and likewise there is never the slightest doubt but that he and Esther Cabot, the dominant member of the stranded debutantes, will in the end be on their way to get married or that the handsome leatherneck will become an officer in the corps."^[2]

References

1. Come On Marines! details, allmovie.com; accessed August 14, 2015.
2. Hall, Mordaunt (1934-03-24). "The Screen: Richard Arlen, Ida Lupino and Roscoe Karns in the Film Comedy "Come On Marines!"". The New York Times. p. 20.

External links

• Come On Marines at IMDb