The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

65 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 24, 1929

A film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans befriend a simple minded German and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion.

The Leatherneck

65 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 24, 1929

The Leatherneck
A film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans befriend a simple minded German and win him over into becoming an American. All three are still peacetime officers in the US Marines when an unscrupulous character steals Boyd's girl and his two buddies go off to rescue her. When they don't come back, Boyd goes after them to rescue all. This is all done in flashback from a court martial trial for desertion.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers
Original title The Leatherneck
Directors Howard Higgin
Writers John W. Krafft, Elliott J. Clawson

Cast

William Boyd

as William Calhoun

Alan Hale

as Otto Schmidt

Robert Armstrong

as Joseph Hanlon

Fred Kohler

as Heckla

Diane Ellis

as Tanya

Jimmy Aldine

as Tanya's Brother (as James Aldine)

Paul Weigel

as Petrovitch

Jules Cowles

as Cook

Wade Boteler

as Top Sergeant

Jack Richardson

as Court-Martial Officer

Joseph W. Girard

as Court-Martial Officer (as Joseph Girard)

Philo McCullough

as Court-Martial Officer

Lee Shumway

as Court-Martial Officer

Lloyd Whitlock

as Court-Martial Officer

Mitchell Lewis

as Court-Martial Officer