The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck (1929)

How they fought for each other- all for one, one for all!- Don't fail to see this thrilling drama.

A film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans befriend a simple minded German and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion.

Date of release
1929-02-24
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Howard Higgin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Leatherneck is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Howard Higgin. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing. Prints of the film exist in the archives of the Library of Congress and at the George Eastman Museum.

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