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Tough-as-nails career Marine Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne) is greatly disliked by
the men of his squad, particularly the combat replacements, for the rigorous training
he puts them through. He is especially despised by Private Peter Conway (John Agar),
the arrogant, college-educated son of an officer Stryker served under and admired, and
Private Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker), who blames him for his demotion. During a training
exercise, a recruit drops a live hand grenade. Everybody drops to the ground except
Conway, who is distracted reading a letter from his wife. Stryker knocks him down,
saving his life, and then proceeds to bawl him out. When he leads his squad in the
invasion of Tarawa, the men begin to appreciate his methods, except Conway, who
considers him brutal and unfeeling when he apparently abandons a wounded comrade to
the enemy. During the battle, Thomas goofs off when he goes to get ammunition for two
comrades, stopping to savor a cup of coffee. As a result, he returns too late - the
two Marines, now out of ammunition, are overrun; one is killed, the other badly wounded,
by bayonets. When Stryker discovers the truth, he forces Thomas into a fistfight. Stryker
is accused by an officer of striking a subordinate but Thomas unexpectedly gets him out
of the jam. His conscience ravaging him, Thomas breaks down and abjectly apologizes for
his dereliction. Stryker shows his soft side while on leave in Honolulu. He picks up a
bargirl and goes to her apartment. He becomes suspicious when he hears somebody in the
next room, but when he investigates, all he finds is a hungry baby boy she is supporting
the best way she can. He gives the girl (a Marine's widow) all his money and leaves. In
the next invasion, Stryker's squad is involved in the battle for Iwo Jima, in particular
the iconic flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Afterwards, while the men are resting during
a lull in the fighting, a sniper pops up out of a hole and kills him. His men find a
letter on him, addressed to his ex-wife and son, saying all the things he wanted to say,
but never got around to.
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John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara,
Arthur Franz, Wally Cassell
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Director: Allan Dwan
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Year Released - 1949
Length - 100 minutes
Music Composer: Victor Young
Movie Distributed by Republic Pictures
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