Call Out the Marines
ROMANCE AND REVELRY...FROM TAPS TO REVEILLE...who rejoin the Marines to impress the cuties and get all snarled up in a spy scare
1942 · 67 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy, Music
Two Marine sergeants (Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe) flirt with a cafe girl (Binnie Barnes) in San Diego, then find out she's a spy.
Directed by William Hamilton · Written by Frank Ryan
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Victor McLaglen Sgt. Jimmy McGinnis -
Edmund Lowe Harry Curtis -
Binnie Barnes Violet 'Vi' Hall -
Paul Kelly Jim Blake -
Dorothy Lovett Mary -
Franklin Pangborn Wilbur -
Corinna Mura Zana Zaranda - R Robert Smith Billy Harrison
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