This was like a giant love letter to the marines, as so many war time films were, and Maureen O'Hare is at the top of her game.
The general story is about a wealthy good-for-nothing playboy who is sent to the Marines by his father, a former leatherneck, who is hoping it will straighten out his son. He writes a letter of introduction to a fellow soldier and the head of his son's unit in basic training. The Sargent Dixie is played by the handsome Randolph Scott who is also at the top of his game. The playboy is played by John Payne and he does a wonderful job looking handsome and making you dislike him. On the night before he reports for basic training Chris Winters meets Mary (Maureen O'Hare) at a local dance joint. He hoodwinks her in to spending the evening with him...only to discover once he is in training that as a military nurse she outranks him as Lieutenant.
It takes Chris a long time to learn what it means to be a marine. He has the skills, but not the mindset...until Pearl Harbor.
My favorite scene involves mustard and some revenge.
If you are a fan of military films...you should see this one.
The general story is about a wealthy good-for-nothing playboy who is sent to the Marines by his father, a former leatherneck, who is hoping it will straighten out his son. He writes a letter of introduction to a fellow soldier and the head of his son's unit in basic training. The Sargent Dixie is played by the handsome Randolph Scott who is also at the top of his game. The playboy is played by John Payne and he does a wonderful job looking handsome and making you dislike him. On the night before he reports for basic training Chris Winters meets Mary (Maureen O'Hare) at a local dance joint. He hoodwinks her in to spending the evening with him...only to discover once he is in training that as a military nurse she outranks him as Lieutenant.
It takes Chris a long time to learn what it means to be a marine. He has the skills, but not the mindset...until Pearl Harbor.
My favorite scene involves mustard and some revenge.
If you are a fan of military films...you should see this one.