''Leave It to the Marines'' is a 1951 American
black-and-white
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comedy film
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from
Lippert Pictures Lippert Pictures was an American film production and distribution company controlled by Robert L. Lippert.
History
Robert L. Lippert (1909-1976) was a successful exhibitor, owning a chain of movie theaters in California and Oregon. He was frustrat ...
. It was produced by
Sigmund Neufeld
Sigmund Neufeld (May 3, 1896 – March 21, 1979) was an American B movie producer. He spent many years at Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation where he mainly produced films directed by his brother Sam Newfield. When PRC was taken o ...
, directed by
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, (December 6, 1899 - November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with d ...
and starred Lippert contract star
Sid Melton
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom '' Green Acres'' and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor ...
.
Plot
Gerald Meek goes to apply for a marriage license but enlists in the
United States Marine Corps
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by mistake.
Cast
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Sid Melton
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom '' Green Acres'' and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor ...
as Gerald Sylvester Meek
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Mara Lynn as Myrna McAllister
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Gregg Martell Gregg may refer to:
Places
* Gregg, California, United States, an unincorporated community
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as Sgt. 'Foghorn' McTaggert
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Ida Moore
Ida Moore (March 1, 1882 – September 26, 1964) was an American film and television actress.
Early life
Moore was born in Altoona, Kansas, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvelton Moore.
Career
Moore's first professional work had ...
as Grandma Meek
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Sam Flint
Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor.
Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a "judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor."
Flint was ...
as Col. Flenge
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Douglas Evans as Gen. Garvin
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Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
as Cpl. Trudy 'Tootie' Frisbee
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Richard Monahan as Pvt. Partridge
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1951 films
American black-and-white films
Military humor in film
Films about the United States Marine Corps
Lippert Pictures films
1951 comedy films
American comedy films
Films directed by Sam Newfield
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
English-language comedy films
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