Come On, Leathernecks (1938)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller  |   Release Date - Aug 8, 1938 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 65 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

In this drama, a young man must choose between a military career or a career in professional football. The story opens as the young man has just graduated from Annapolis. There he had been a football star and a second lieutenant. His father the colonel wants him to stay in the Marines, but he has also been offered a contract with a pro-football team. He finally makes his decision after he exposes a ring of gun runners. It is then that he decides that serving his country is most important. He joins Leathernecks.

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career, choices, contract, decision, father, football, football-star, investigation, Marines, military, patriotism, profession, smuggling, sports, weapons