Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

In 1943 courage was something you found. Love was something you won.

1976 · 90 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama

A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform. A small Colorado town takes him in, treating him like the hero he appears to be.

Directed by John D. Hancock · Written by Stanford Whitmore

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