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The Singing Marine is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell.It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934's Flirtation Walk paid tribute, of sorts, to the Army, and 1935's Shipmates Forever to the Navy.
The Singing Marine: Directed by Ray Enright. With Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Hugh Herbert. Bob Brent (Dick Powell) recruit from Arkansas is a marine who is shy, reserved and modest.
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- Comedy, Music, Mystery
- Ray Enright
- 1937-07-03
Bob Brent (Dick Powell) recruit from Arkansas is a marine who is shy, reserved and modest. Despite these handicaps, he is a big help to his corps buddies. On moonlit nights and sun-kissed days, he croons for the "girls", who fall for the singing and, in turn, also for the marines. Bob's own heart interest is a beautiful blonde cashier, Peggy ...
The Singing Marine revolves around Bob Brent (Powell), a marine from Arkansas (Powell was born in Mountain View) whose buddies raise enough money to send him to New York to audition for an amateur radio contest under the name of "The Singing Marine." Brent wins the contest, but success starts to go to his head, much to the disgust of his fellow ...
- Ray Enright, Jesse Hibbs, Gene Lewis
- Dick Powell
Derelict Firing Gun in Stage Show (uncredited) Sam Rice. ... Amateur Hour Audience Member / Shanghai Nightclub Patron (uncredited) John J. Richardson. ... Pipe-Smoking Man in Shanghai Nightclub (uncredited) George 'Doc' Rockwell.
The Singing Marine is a film directed by Ray Enright with Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Hugh Herbert .... Year: 1937. Original title: The Singing Marine. Synopsis: Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest.
Busby Berkeley directed the musical sequences for this 1937 film, The Singing Marine. Dick Powell stars as Bob Brent, a marine, originally from Arkansas, who happens to have a beautiful tenor voice. Though a little shy, he goes to New York to enter an amateur singing contest. He's encouraged by his fellow Marines, who are cheering him on as ...
