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Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation. The film was based on the Roger Butterfield book Al Schmid, Marine.
Albert Maltz was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.
Original Release
08/24/1945
US Release
08/24/1945
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Garfield | Al Schmid / Albert Schmid |
Eleanor Parker | Ruth Hartley |
Dane Clark | Lee Diamond |
John Ridgely | Jim Merchant |
Rosemary DeCamp | Virginia Pfeiffer |
Ann Doran | Ella Mae Merchant |
Ann E. Todd | Loretta Merchant / Loretta Merchant (as Ann Todd) |
Warren Douglas | Kebabian |
Don McGuire | Bill aka Irish |
Tom D'Andrea | Tom |
Directors
Writers
Delmer Daves, Albert Maltz, Marvin Borowsky, Roger Butterfield
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Garfield | Al Schmid / Albert Schmid |
Eleanor Parker | Ruth Hartley |
Dane Clark | Lee Diamond |
John Ridgely | Jim Merchant |
Rosemary DeCamp | Virginia Pfeiffer |
Ann Doran | Ella Mae Merchant |
Ann E. Todd | Loretta Merchant / Loretta Merchant (as Ann Todd) |
Warren Douglas | Kebabian |
Don McGuire | Bill aka Irish |
Tom D'Andrea | Tom |
Rory Mallinson | Doctor |
Mark Stevens | Ainslee |
Anthony Caruso | Johnny Rivers |
Moroni Olsen | Capt. Burroughs |
Leonard Bremen | Lenny |
Michael Browne | Corpsman |
John Compton | Corporal |
James Conaty | Naval Officer |
Charles Evans | Officer Presenting Al with Distinguished Cross Medal |
Frank Faylen | Ward Patient |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
Jerry Wald | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1946 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |