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To the Shores of Tripoli

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After being expelled from his academy, wealthy youngster Chris Winters (John Payne) lives it up with his socialite girlfriend, Helene Hunt (Nancy Kelly). But soon his military hero father forces Chris to enlist in the marines. There Chris must overcome his reputation as a spoiled brat to earn the respect of iron-willed Sgt. Dixie Smith (Randolph Scott). Meanwhile, the new recruit struggles to impress Mary Carter (Maureen O'Hara), a beautiful nurse who outranks him.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It serves best as a recruitment film for the U.S. Marines. Rated: C May 28, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member If you're looking for a colorful war propaganda filled WW2 movie this it! I mean, it's literally narrated by the same man who narrated all the misleading movie tone news reels during the war. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Good but rather typical World War II flag waver. The cast does fine. A bit over dramatic, but most flag wavers tend to be that way. Surprisingly in color. Rousing and entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After being expelled from his academy, wealthy youngster Chris Winters (John Payne) lives it up with his socialite girlfriend, Helene Hunt (Nancy Kelly). But soon his military hero father forces Chris to enlist in the marines. There Chris must overcome his reputation as a spoiled brat to earn the respect of iron-willed Sgt. Dixie Smith (Randolph Scott). Meanwhile, the new recruit struggles to impress Mary Carter (Maureen O'Hara), a beautiful nurse who outranks him.
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 26m
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