Tell It to the Marines

Dec 23, 1926

1h 43m

★ 6.4

Overview

U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Tell It to the Marines Trailers

Cast

Sergeant O'Hara

Lon Chaney

Private Skeet Burns

William Haines

Norma Dale

Eleanor Boardman

Corporal Madden

Eddie Gribbon

Zaya

Carmel Myers

Chinese Bandit Chief

Warner Oland

Native

Mitchell Lewis

General Wilcox

Frank Currier

Harry

Maurice E. Kains

Navy Nurse

Lori Bara

Marine in Barracks

Dick Curtis

Navy Nurse

Nola Luxford

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