The Fighting Marines

The Fighting Marines is a 1935 movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Mascot Pictures before the studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures. This new company went on to become the most famous of the serial producing studios, starting with Darkest Africa in 1936.

For a serial with a similar title, see The Fighting Marine. For a comic book with a similar title, see Fightin' Marines.
The Fighting Marines
Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Joseph Kane
Written byWallace MacDonald
Maurice Geraghty
Ray Trampe
Sherman L. Lowe
Barney A. Sarecky
Produced byNat Levine
Barney A. Sarecky
StarringGrant Withers
Adrian Morris
Ann Rutherford
Robert Warwick
George J. Lewis
Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr.
CinematographyJack A. Marta
William Nobles
Edited byRichard Fantl
Music byLee Zahler
J.S. Zamecnik
Distributed byMascot Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1935 (1935-11-23) (U.S.)
Running time
12 chapters (216 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Future Republic producer Franklin Adreon first became involved with serials with this production. The former regular Marine, then a Marine Corps Reserve officer, was a technical consultant and played the small role of Captain Holmes in the later chapters.

Plot

When the United States Marine Corps starts building a landing strip on Halfway Island in the Pacific Ocean, they interfere with the secret hideout of the masked mystery villain, The Tiger Shark, who begins to sabotage their efforts. Sergeant Schiller is abducted by the villain after developing a gyrocompass that could pinpoint his location. Corporal Lawrence and Sergeant McGowan attempt to rescue him and stop the Tiger Shark for good.

Cast

Production

Stunts

Special effects

Soundtrack

Chapter titles
  1. Human Targets
  2. Isle of Missing Men
  3. The Savage Horde
  4. The Mark of the Tiger Shark
  5. The Gauntlet of Grief
  6. Robber's Roost
  7. Jungle Terrors
  8. Siege of Halfway Island
  9. Death from the Sky
  10. Wheels of Destruction
  11. Behind the Mask
  12. Two Against the Horde

Source:[1]

See also

References
  1. Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 213. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
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