THE FIGHTING MARINES (1935) Grant Withers, Adrian Morris & Ann Rutherford | Action, Adventure | B&W

The Fighting Marines is a 1935 movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Mascot Pictures before the studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures. This new company went on to become the most famous of the serial producing studios, starting with Darkest Africa in 1936.

SYNOPSIS
Corporal Larry Grant and Sergeant "Mac" McGowan, of the United States Marine Corps, are rival for the love of Frances Schiller, but team up to hunt down "The Tiger Shark," a mad, scientific wizard who is holding Sergeant William Schiller, Frances' brother, a prisoner on a wild, jungle island in the Pacific.

When the United States Marine Corps starts building a landing strip on Halfway Island in the Pacific Ocean, they interfere with the secret hideout of the masked mystery villain, The Tiger Shark, who begins to sabotage their efforts. Sergeant Schiller is abducted by the villain after developing a gyrocompass that could pinpoint his location. Corporal Lawrence and Sergeant McGowan attempt to rescue him and stop the Tiger Shark for good.

CAST & CREW
Grant Withers as Corporal Larry Lawrence
Adrian Morris as Sergeant Mack McGowan
Ann Rutherford as Frances Schiller
Robert Warwick as Colonel W. R. Bennett
George J. Lewis as Sergeant William Schiller
Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Captain Grayson
Victor Potel as Fake Native Chief
Jason Robards Sr. as Kota
Warner Richmond as Metcalf
Robert Frazer as H. R. Douglas
J. Frank Glendon as M. J. Buchanan
Donald Reed as Pedro
Max Wagner as Gibson
Richard Alexander as Ivan
Tom London as Miller

Directed by B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Written by Wallace MacDonald, Maurice Geraghty, Ray Trampe, Sherman L. Lowe, Barney A. Sarecky
Produced by Nat Levine, Barney A. Sarecky
Cinematography Jack A. Marta, William Nobles
Edited by Richard Fantl
Music by Lee Zahler, J.S. Zamecnik
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date November 23, 1935 (U.S.)
Running time 12 chapters (216 minutes)
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
Future Republic producer Franklin Adreon first became involved with serials with this production. The former regular Marine, then a Marine Corps Reserve officer, was a technical consultant and played the small role of Captain Holmes in the later chapters.

Chapter titles
Human Targets
Isle of Missing Men
The Savage Horde
The Mark of the Tiger Shark
The Gauntlet of Grief
Robber's Roost
Jungle Terrors
Siege of Halfway Island
Death from the Sky
Wheels of Destruction
Behind the Mask
Two Against the Horde