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Tell It to the Marines is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by George W. Hill and starring Lon Chaney, William Haines, and Eleanor Boardman. The film follows a Marine recruit and the sergeant who trains him.
Tell It to the Marines: Directed by George W. Hill. With Lon Chaney, William Haines, Eleanor Boardman, Eddie Gribbon. A gruff Marine sergeant and a handsome new recruit compete for the affection of a nurse.
- (1.6K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- George W. Hill
- 1927-01-29
There is, however, in this film a marked idea of the rigorous discipline of the Marine Corps. A trenchant episode happens where the Marines are in a bloody encounter with some Filipinos. Both O'Hara and Burns have been bitten, bruised and knifed.
- 104 min
Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.'. But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.
- George W. Hill
- 103 min
- 8
Directed by George W. Hill. U.S. Marine Sergeant O’Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, ‘Skeets’ Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns’s lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O’Hara secretly loves.
- (215)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- George W. Hill
When Skeet Burns (Haines) joins the U.S. Marines, he winds up under Sergeant O’Hara (Chaney), the toughest leatherneck in the Corps., and both men fall for Navy nurse Norma (Boardman).
Tell It to the Marines (1926) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
