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Marines in the Making

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This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

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Released
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Language
English
  • marine corps
  • rifle
  • marine
  • u.s. marine
  • us military
  • hand to hand combat
  • military training

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical26 Dec 1942

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Marines in the Making was released on 26 December 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    3/30/2025

    6/10

    Pete Smith’s usually irreverent style of commentary is a bit hemmed-in in this film as it’s propagandist purpose doesn’t really allow him to let loose. He still manages to include some deprecating, anti-Japanese, “Tojo” sentiment as we learn just how comprehensive the US Marine’s training programme is. These brave and decent young soldiers are having to learn new underhand and squalid techniques so that they can give…

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