Leave It to the Marines

Leave It to the Marines
Directed bySam Newfield
Written byOrville H. Hampton
Produced bySigmund Neufeld
StarringSid Melton
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byBert Shefter
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • September 28, 1951 (1951-09-28) (North America)
Running time
65 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Leave It to the Marines is a 1951 American Lippert Pictures black-and-white comedy film produced by Sigmund Neufeld, directed by Sam Newfield and starring Sid Melton.

Plot

Gerald Meek applies for a marriage license but mistakenly enlists in the United States Marine Corps.

Cast

  • Sid Melton as Gerald Sylvester Meek
  • Mara Lynn as Myrna McAllister
  • Gregg Martell as Sgt. 'Foghorn' McTaggert
  • Ida Moore as Grandma Meek
  • Sam Flint as Col. Flenge
  • Douglas Evans as Gen. Garvin
  • Margia Dean as Cpl. Trudy 'Tootie' Frisbee
  • Richard Monahan as Pvt. Partridge