Pride of the Marines
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. The film was based on the 1944 Roger Butterfield book Al Schmid, Marine.
Plot
Philadelphia steel worker Al Schmid has no intention of marriage until he meets Ruth Hartley. Al is impressed by Ruth and the couple fall in love. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Al joins the Marines. Before his departure, Al proposes marriage to Ruth on the train station platform.
More details
| author | Albert Maltz |
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| director | Delmer Daves |
| editor | Owen Marks |
| events | Pacific War World War II |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | 1st marine regiment 30th street station al schmid attack on pearl harbor battle of the tenaru defensive fighting position first marines force guadalcanal gun emplacement hand grenade kill m1917 browning machine gun machine gun marine navy cross pearl harbor philadelphia steel worker train station united states marine corps wound |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Jerry Wald |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | biographical drama war |