Leathernecking
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| Leathernecking | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 12 September 1930 |
| Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Leathernecking is a 1930 American musical comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline.
An early color feature film (Technicolor insert) and Irene Dunne's film debut, this is an adaption of the 1928 Broadway musical "Present Arms". A Marine private successfully romances a society girl by impersonating an officer and wrecking her yacht. The soundtrack included three songs by Oscar Levant and Sidney Clare.
This film is regarded as lost.
[edit] Cast
- Irene Dunne as Delphine Witherspoon
- Ken Murray as Frank
- Louise Fazenda as Hortense
- Ned Sparks as Sparks
- Lilyan Tashman as Edna
- Eddie Foy Jr. as Chick Evans
- Benny Rubin as Stein
- Rita La Roy as Fortune Teller
- Carl Gerard as Colonel
