The Marines Are Coming

The Marines Are Coming
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Colbert Clark (story) James Gruen (screenplay) John Rathmell (story)
Produced by	Nat Levine (producer)
Starring	See below
Narrated by	Sean Durf
Cinematography	Ernest Miller William Nobles
Edited by	Thomas Scott
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release date	November 20, 1934
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Marines Are Coming is a 1934 American film directed by David Howard. It was the final film acting role of William Haines who had a major success in the 1928 film Tell it to the Marines.

Plot summary

A brash marine is assigned to a new post which is now under the command of his former rival. The marine falls in love with his commanding officer's fiancée and romances her away from him. The day before their wedding, the fiancée calls it off after the marine is involved with an incident in Tijuana. The fiancée leaves for Central America to join her father, who is a diplomat, and the disgraced marine quits but re-enlists as a private. Assigned to a post in Central America, the marine discovers he must rescue his rival, who has been captured by the rebels plotting to overthrow the territorial governor, her former fiancée's father.

Cast

• William Haines as Lt. William "Wild Bill" Traylor
• Conrad Nagel as Capt. Edward "Ned" Benton
• Esther Ralston as Dorothy Manning
• Armida as Rosita Hernández Consuelo Ibera y Buenaventura
• Edgar Kennedy as Sgt. Buck Martin
• Hale Hamilton as Colonel Gilroy

Soundtrack

• "Semper Fidelis" (Music by John Philip Sousa)
• Armida - "Brazilian Baby" (Written by Gus Edwards)

External links

• The Marines Are Coming at IMDb
• The Marines Are Coming is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive