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"Gung ho!" [videorecording] : the story of Carlson's Makin Island raiders / Walter Wanger presents ; produced by Walter Wanger ; directed by Ray Enright.

Tells the story of the Second Marine Raider Battalion, the group formed seven weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The battalion's purpose was to raid Japanese-held islands and claim them for the United States. Led by Colonel Thorwald, the men endured grueling combat training in preparation...

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Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures Company, Vina Distributor (Firm)
Other Authors: Enright, Ray, 1896-1965 (Director), Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 (Producer), Krasner, Milton (director of photography.), Hubbard, Lucien, 1889-1971 (Screenwriter), Carruth, Milton (Film editor), Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968 (Composer), Scott, Randolph, 1898-1987 (Actor), Mitchum, Robert (Actor), Cameron, Rod, 1910-1983 (Actor), Beery, Noah, 1913-1994 (Actor), Curtis, Alan, 1909-1953 (Actor), Naish, J. Carrol, 1896-1973 (Actor), Levene, Sam, 1905-1980 (Actor), Stone, Milburn (Actor), McDonald, Grace, 1918-1999 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Garden Grove, CA : Vina Distributor, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Kiribati > Makin Atoll > Drama.
United States. > Marine Corps > Drama.
Makin Atoll (Kiribati) > Drama.
LeFrançois, W. S. > Television adaptations.
LeFrançois, W. S. > Film adaptations.
Feature films.
War films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Tells the story of the Second Marine Raider Battalion, the group formed seven weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The battalion's purpose was to raid Japanese-held islands and claim them for the United States. Led by Colonel Thorwald, the men endured grueling combat training in preparation for their first mission: to annihilate the much larger and firmly entrenched Japanese garrison on Makin Island.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.
Physical Description:1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; screenplay, Lucien Hubbard ; editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner.
Participant or Performer:Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum, Rod Cameron, Noah Beery, Jr., Alan Curtis, J. Carrol Naish, Sam Levene, Milburn Stone, Grace McDonald.

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