Marines in the Making

Marines in the Making
Marines in the Making
Directed by	Herbert Polesie
Produced by	Pete Smith
Starring	R.E. 'Dick' Hanley
Narrated by	Pete Smith
Cinematography	Richard Fryer
Music by	Max Terr
Release date	December 26, 1942;
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Marines in the Making is a 1942 short propaganda film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the United States Marine Corps.^[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel in 1943.^[3]^[4] The film highlights U.S. Marine Corps combat training methods during the first year of World War II, including intense conditioning techniques, hand-to-hand combat tactics, and traditional Marine drills.^[5]

References

^ Happer, Hedda (December 24, 1942). "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2013.^{[dead link]}
^ Mastro, Frank (December 30, 1942). "Show Marines' Drill Program in New Picture". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
^ Hemenez, Richard L. (June 2001). The United States Marine Corps in books and the performing arts. McFarland. pp. 623–. ISBN 9780786407583. Retrieved January 7, 2013. This salute to the Corps musicians received a 1942 Academy Award nomination for Short Film (one reel) along with Marines in the Making...
^ Polesie, Herbert (December 26, 1942), Marines in the Making (Documentary, Short), Pete Smith, R. E. 'Dick' Hanley, Charles Horvath, Loew's, retrieved June 17, 2024

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Marines in the Making at IMDb
The short film Marines in the Making (1942) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

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[1] Happer, Hedda (December 24, 1942). "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2013.^{[dead link]}

[2] Mastro, Frank (December 30, 1942). "Show Marines' Drill Program in New Picture". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

[Oscars1943-3] "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

[Hemenez2001-4] Hemenez, Richard L. (June 2001). The United States Marine Corps in books and the performing arts. McFarland. pp. 623–. ISBN 9780786407583. Retrieved January 7, 2013. This salute to the Corps musicians received a 1942 Academy Award nomination for Short Film (one reel) along with Marines in the Making...

[5] Polesie, Herbert (December 26, 1942), Marines in the Making (Documentary, Short), Pete Smith, R. E. 'Dick' Hanley, Charles Horvath, Loew's, retrieved June 17, 2024

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