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| The Singing Marine | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright Busby Berkeley (musical sequences) |
| Written by | Delmer Daves (original screenplay) |
| Produced by | Jack L. Warner Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | Dick Powell Doris Weston Lee Dixon |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd Sidney Hickox (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Singing Marine is a 1937 Americanmusical film directed byRay Enright andBusby Berkeley and starringDick Powell. It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934'sFlirtation Walk paid tribute, of sorts, to the Army, and 1935'sShipmates Forever to the Navy. This one is distinguished by its two musical sequences directed byBusby Berkeley.
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. I missed most of the first hour… On the strength of his uniform & voice, Dick becomes a celebrity. A crackpot manager Hugh Herbert signs him to an exclusive contract. Dick’s unit gets ordered to China but he, along with his sergeant and corporal, miss their transport. The sergeant is an unusually dynamic Allen Jenkins. Dick orders a suite on a luxury liner, a stateroom for his loyal girlfriend/pal Peggy and accommodations for the marines and they all set sail. On the voyage, Dick sings a lot, there’s serious tap dancing, Dick sings some more and he is besieged by a horde of beautiful ( is a crowd of Warner Brothers showgirls a Horde ? ) passengers who literally pass him from one to the other. Peggy is not pleased by this display and she is added to the list of those upset with Mr. Powell. They get to Shang Hai. The marines wants him back and he’s restricted to base.
There’s a world wide radio broadcast that he has to finagle, but it all works out.His unit thinks he’s been high hatting them but he helps out a marine’s widow who is a favorite of all the local leathnecks. He gives her a nightclub that he ended up with. Peggy forgives him, they kiss Dick sings some more and Fade Out.
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