- The Fighting Marines
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name = The Fighting Marines
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director =B. Reeves Eason Joseph Kane
producer =Nat Levine Barney A. Sarecky
writer =Wallace MacDonald Maurice Geraghty Ray Trampe Sherman L. Lowe Barney A. Sarecky
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starring =Grant Withers
Adrian MorrisAnn Rutherford Robert Warwick George J. Lewis Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr.
music =Lee Zahler J.S. Zamecnik
cinematography =Jack A. Marta William Nobles
editing =Richard Fantl
distributor =Mascot Pictures
released = flagicon|USA23 November 1935
runtime = 12 chapters (216 min)
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0026352"The Fighting Marines" (1935) is a Mascot movie serial. This was the last serial ever produced by Mascot. The studio was bought out and merged with others to become
Republic Pictures . This new company went on to become the most famous of the serial producing studios, starting with "Darkest Africa " in 1936Future Republic Producer
Franklin Adreon first became involved with serials with this production. The former Marine was a technical consultant and played the small role of Captain Holmes in the later chapters.Plot
When the
United States Marine Corps starts building alanding strip on "Halfway Island" in thePacific Ocean , they interfere with the secret hideout of themasked mystery villain , The Tiger Shark, who begins to sabotage their efforts.Sergeant Schiller is abducted by the villain after developing a gyrocompass that could pinpoint his location.Corporal Lawrence andSergeant McGowan attempt to rescue him and stop the Tiger Shark for good.Cast
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Grant Withers asCorporal Larry Lawrence, US Marine
*Adrian Morris asSergeant Mack McGowan, US Marine
*Ann Rutherford as Frances Schiller
*Robert Warwick as Colonel W. R. Bennett, US Marine
*George J. Lewis asSergeant William Schiller, US Marine abducted by the Tiger Shark
*Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Captain Grayson
*Victor Potel as Fake Native Chief, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen
*Jason Robards Sr. as Kota
*Warner Richmond as Metcalf, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen
*Robert Frazer as H. R. Douglas
*J. Frank Glendon as M. J. Buchanan
*Donald Reed as Pedro, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen
*Max Wagner as Gibson, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen
*Richard Alexander as Ivan, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen
*Tom London as Miller, one of the Tiger Shark'shenchmen Production
tunts
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Yakima Canutt
*George DeNormand doubling Grant Withers
*Eddie Parker doubling Adrian Morrispecial effects
*Photographic effects by
Bud Thackery
*Model effects by theLydecker brothers Chapter titles
# Human Targets
# Isle of Missing Men
# The Savage Hoard
# The Mark of the Tiger Shark
# The Gauntlet of Grief
# Robber's Roost
# Jungle Terrors
# Siege of Halfway Island
# Death from the Sky
# Wheels of Destruction
# Behind the Mask
# Two Against the HordeSource: [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 213
chapter = Filmography ]ee also
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List of film serials
*List of film serials by studio References
External links
*imdb title|id=0026352|title=The Fighting Marines
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title=Mascot Serial
before=The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
years=The Fighting Marines (1935)
after=none
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