- Marching On!
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Marching On! Directed by Spencer Williams Produced by H.W. Kier (producer) Written by Spencer Williams (writer) Starring See below Cinematography Clark Ramsey Release date(s) 1943 Country USA Language English Marching On! (also released as Where's My Man To-nite?) is a 1943 American race film directed and written by Spencer Williams.
The film is also known as Where's My Man To-nite (American reissue title).
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Plot summary
The film focuses on a young African American who continues his family’s tradition of military service when he is drafted into the United States Army during World War II. Despite complications that arise during his basic training, including his jealousy following his girlfriend's flirtatious attention to his sergeant, the young soldier becomes a hero when he locates Japanese saboteurs operating a radio station outside of his military base.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Hugo Martin as Rodney Tucker Jr.
- George T. Sutton as Gramps Sam Tucker
- Emmet Jackson as Sgt. Robert L. Keene
- "Pepper" Neely as Wash, soldier
- Mickey McZekkashing as Wimpy, soldier
- Myra D. Hemmings as Mrs. Ellen Tucker
- Clarissy Deary as Ginny
- L.K. Smith as Rufus
- John Hemmings as Rodney Tucker Sr.
- Georgia Kelly as Martha Adams
Soundtrack
References
External links
- Marching On! at the Internet Movie Database
- Marching On! is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- English-language films
- 1940s drama film stubs
- 1943 films
- African American films
- 1940s drama films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Spencer Williams
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