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Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Theatrical
Mar 1, 1950
Box Office
$7.8M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
7.8x
Director
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Producer
Music
Studio
Republic Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Great Human Story in Film
Taglines
A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture.
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Strength in Adversity and Hope
Taglines
Alone and outnumbered, they had one thing in their favor... the American dream.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Wayne
Sgt. John M. Stryker
J
John Agar
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
A
Adele Mara
Allison Bromley
F
Forrest Tucker
PFC Al J. Thomas
W
Wally Cassell
PFC Benny A. Regazzi
J
James Brown
PFC Charlie Bass
R
Richard Webb
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
A
Arthur Franz
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
J
Julie Bishop
Mary
J
James Holden
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
P
Peter Coe
PFC George Hellenpolis
R
Richard Jaeckel
PFC Frank Flynn
W
William Murphy
PFC Eddie Flynn
G
George Tyne
PFC Hart S. Harris
H
Hal Baylor
Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski
J
John McGuire
Capt. Joyce
M
Martin Milner
Pvt. Mike McHugh
W
William Self
Pvt. L.D. Fowler Jr.
C
Conrad Binyon
Marine (uncredited)
D
David Clarke
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
