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Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Come On, Leathernecks! poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A football player joins the Marine Corps in the Philippines. He deals with games and military life.

fast-pacedpatrioticsports-drivenlight-heartedenergeticbreezyformulaicaction-oriented

What happens

Come On, Leathernecks! is a 1938 American sports action film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Marsha Hunt and Edward Brophy. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The plot mixes football with the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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