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...
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"Tell it to the Marines" is an English-language idiom, originally with reference to Britain's Royal Marines, connoting that the person addressed is not...
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"Tell it to the Marines" is an idiom. The phrase may also refer to: Tell It to the Marines (1918 film), starring Jane Lee Tell It to the Marines (1926...
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the producers. In 1926 MGM's Tell It to the Marines and Fox's What Price Glory? directed by Raoul Walsh nearly led to a court battle to see whether one...
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The following is an overview of 1926 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. The top ten 1926...
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George Hill (director) (category American film producers)
money-maker, Tell It to the Marines (1926). Four years later, Wallace Beery headed the cast of one of Hill's most memorable films, The Big House (1930)...
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Ralph Ignatowski (category United States Marines)
Ignatowski (April 8, 1926 – March 7, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps private who was captured and killed by the Japanese in the Battle of Iwo Jima...
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Robert Israel (composer) (category American film score composers)
his score on the silent film, Tell It to the Marines (1926). He is an organist and pianist, and Israel has been described as following in the footsteps of...
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affection of a nurse in Tell It to the Marines starring Lon Chaney. This is a black and white silent movie released in 1926, filmed partly at MCRD San Diego...
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South Sea Woman (category Films about the United States Marine Corps)
film, South Seas, prison escape, pirate, World War II and costume drama mixing ridiculous comedy with hard-boiled action in "Tell It to the Marines"...
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Sparrows is a 1926 American silent drama film about a young woman who rescues a baby from kidnappers. The film, which was originally titled Scraps, starred...
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It to the Marines: (1918 & 1926) Tell It to a Star (1945) Tell It to Sweeney (1927) Tell Me About Yourself (2022) Tell Me How I Die (2016) Tell Me I'm...
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to tell him of the officer's capture, only to have Cokely renege on his pledge to withdraw Flagg's company from the front. As Flagg leads his Marines...
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Guy Gabaldon (redirect from The Pied Piper of Saipan)
Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded to surrender over 1,300 Japanese...
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Gene Tunney (category United States Marines)
brief acting career, starring in the movie The Fighting Marine in 1926. Unfortunately, no prints of this film are known to exist. He was elected as Ring...
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Tetsu Komai (category Japanese emigrants to the United States)
failure.[citation needed] The Unchastened Woman (1925) Old Ironsides (1926) - Pirate (uncredited) Tell It to the Marines (1926) - Hangchow Leader (uncredited)...
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William Haines (category American male film actors)
when he received favorable reviews for his role in The Midnight Express. He was cast in the 1926 film Brown of Harvard and his performance solidified his...
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Eleanor Boardman (category American film actresses)
Boardman was married to film director King Vidor,: 111 with whom she had two daughters, Antonia and Belinda. They married in 1926 and were divorced on...
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Warner Oland (category Swedish emigrants to the United States)
(1926) as Cesare Borgia The Mystery Club (1926) as Eli Sinsabaugh The Marriage Clause (1926) as Max Ravenal Twinkletoes (1926) as Roseleaf Tell It to the...
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Hill's Tell It to the Marines (1926) with Lon Chaney, James Cruze's Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) with Lee Tracy, Michael Curtiz's Jimmy the Gent (1934)...
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The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1920s. Paramount Pictures...
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of a Marine sergeant in the 1926 film Tell It to the Marines. Cartoon character Bugs Bunny was given the rank of honorary Marine master sergeant for his...
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Mitchell Lewis (actor) (category American male film actors)
(1926) - Pirate Chief (uncredited) Tell It to the Marines (1926) - Native Hard-Boiled Haggerty (1927) - Maj. Cotton Back to God's Country (1927) - Jean DeBois...
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R. Lee Ermey (category United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War)
American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which...
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Chesty Puller (category United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War)
U.S. Marine Corps recruit training and OCS cadences, Marines chant "It was good for Chesty Puller/And it's good enough for me" as well as "Tell Chesty...
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Smedley Butler (redirect from The Fighting Quaker)
44 mounted Marines when they approached Fort Dipitie. Surrounded by Cacos, the Marines maintained their perimeter throughout the night. The next morning...
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The House Without a Key is a 1926 American mystery serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is...
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primarily on the memoirs of two US Marines: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. It also draws...
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The film is based on the 1953 novel by former Marine Leon Uris, who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh. The film...
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Carmel Myers (category American film actresses)
This film was a boost to her career, and she appeared in major roles throughout the 1920s, including Tell It to the Marines in 1926 with Lon Chaney, Sr...
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