To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
- Directed by
- H. Bruce Humberstone
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man joins the U.S. Marine Corps and clashes with a strict sergeant while romancing a navy nurse. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he re-enlists to serve his country.
patrioticromanticupbeatbreezytechnicolorwartimelightheartedearnest
What happens
To the Shores of Tripoli is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. Titled after a lyric in the Marines' Hymn, which contains the phrase "... to the shores of Tripoli" (which is, itself, a reference to the Battle of Derne), the film is one of the last of the pre-Pearl Harbor service films. When the film was in post-production the Pearl Harbor attack occurred, causing the studio to shoot a new ending in which Payne's character re-enlists. The supporting cast features Nancy Kelly, Maxie Rosenbloom, Harry Morgan, and Alan Hale Jr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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