Leathernecking
1930 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Chick Evans is a Marine private in Honolulu, Hawaii. He falls for society girl Delphine Witherspoon, and begins to scheme as to how to win her over. His first plan involves impersonating an officer in order to get invited to a society party. However, when his Marine buddies decide to crash the party as well, his real rank is revealed, and so having the opposite effect on Delphine as he had planned. Despondent, he bares his soul to a mutual friend, Edna, who arranges to have the two reunited on Delphine's yacht at sea. However, this meeting goes terribly wrong as well, and a desperate Chick convinces the yacht's captain to fake a shipwreck in order to give him time to win Delphine over. Unfortunately, a real storm arises and the ship is actually wrecked, coming to rest on a desert island. While on the island, Chick's persistence pays off, and he gets the girl. Not only that, on their return to Honolulu, he is hailed as a hero and promoted to captain.
Direction Edward F. Cline
Cast Irene Dunne · Ken Murray · Louise Fazenda · Ned Sparks · Lilyan Tashman · Eddie Foy Jr. · Benny Rubin · Rita La Roy · Fred Santley · Wilhelm von Brincken · Carl Gerard
Soundtrack Oscar Levant
Screenplay Alfred Jackson · Jane Murfin · John W. Krafft · Herbert Fields
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Original title Leathernecking
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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