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Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker.It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation.
Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
Pride of the Marines is a 1936 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman. [1] Plot ... Cast. Charles Bickford as Steve Riley; Florence Rice as Molly Malone;
Notable cast Summary Released Notes 6th Marine Division on Okinawa: United States Marine Corps The film details the actions of the 6th Marine Division during the Battle of Okinawa, released shortly after the event. 1945 The Rock: Michael Bay: Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris
Schmid spoke at war bond rallies across the nation before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps on December 9, 1944. He remained in the public's eye throughout the war largely through Roger Butterfield's book, Al Schmid, Marine and the Warner Bros.' film released in August 1945, Pride of the Marines.
Jane Austen’s literary works have inspired many successful film and television adaptations, including the 2005 iteration of Pride & Prejudice. Pride & Prejudice closely follows Austen’s 1818 ...
Stars like Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, and Judi Dench starred in the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Here's what they're up to.
He traveled overseas to help entertain the troops, made several bond selling tours and starred in a string of patriotic box-office successes like Air Force, Destination Tokyo (both 1943) and Pride of the Marines (1945). He was particularly proud of the last film, based on the life of Al Schmid, a war hero blinded in combat. In preparing for the ...