To the Shores of Tripoli

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To the Shores of Tripoli (11-Mar-1942)

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone

Writers: Steve Fisher; Lamar Trotti

Keywords: Action/Adventure

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Margaret Early Actor 25-Dec-1919 29-Nov-2000 Strike Up the Band

Alan Hale, Jr. Actor 8-Mar-1921 2-Jan-1990 The Skipper on Gilligan's Island

Russell Hicks Actor 4-Jun-1895 1-Jun-1957 American character actor

Nancy Kelly Actor 25-Mar-1921 2-Jan-1995 The Bad Seed

Harry Morgan Actor 10-Apr-1915 7-Dec-2011 Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H

Maureen O'Hara Actor 17-Aug-1920 24-Oct-2015 Miracle on 34th Street

John Payne Actor 23-May-1912 6-Dec-1989 Kansas City Confidential

Randolph Scott Actor 23-Jan-1898 2-Mar-1987 Ride the High Country

William Tracy Actor 1-Sep-1917 18-Jun-1967 Terry and the Pirates

Minor Watson Actor 22-Dec-1889 28-Jul-1965 Guadalcanal Diary

REVIEWS

Review by Anonymous (posted on 23-Aug-2007)

Very shallow plot but a good recruiting movie back in World War II. The marine band playing the Marine's Hymn at intervals brought a lot of young men, myself included, into the Corps in 1942. We found that life in the Marine Corps was absolutely nothing as portrayed by John Payne and Maureen O'Hara but then it was too late to do anything about it (hello Iwo Jima). Leaving the plot aside, there were some good shots of close order drill on the parade ground. Semper Fi......

Review by Anonymous (posted on 20-Mar-2008)

The first time I saw it, I paid to see it.I was ten. The second time, we were marched across the parade field at Parris Island to the base outdoor theater. It was the only treat allowed at Boot Camp. When the opening credits jumped onto the screen accompanied by the Hymn, I could have passed out. Marines wearing neckties on traget practice. Socking the DI and sulking out of the Corps, were just a few of absurdities. But Maureen O'Hara was worth the ticket. Overall, a real Gung Ho show, where the boys belt out the Hymn as they shove off from San Diego for "adventure" in the Pacific. The Marines couldn't have asked for a better recruitment tool.

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