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Retreat, Hell! is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard Carlson as a veteran captain and communications specialist of World War II called up from the Marine Corps Reserves, Russ Tamblyn as a seventeen-year-old private who hides his true age to serve with the unit overseas and outdo his older brother, also a Marine, and Nedrick Young (credited as Ned Young). Also appearing in the film is Peter Julien Ortiz, a highly decorated Marine who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and appeared in various films after retiring from the military.
Original Release
02/17/1952
US Release
02/17/1952
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Lovejoy | Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett |
Richard Carlson | Capt. Paul Hansen |
Anita Louise | Ruth Hansen |
Russ Tamblyn | Jimmy W. McDermid / Jimmy W. McDermid (as Rusty Tamblyn) |
Nedrick Young | Sgt. Novak / Sgt. Novak (as Ned Young) |
Lamont Johnson | Capt. 'Tink' O'Grady |
Robert Ellis | Shorty Devine |
Paul Smith | Andy Smith |
Peter Ortiz | Maj. Knox |
Dorothy Patrick | Eve O'Grady |
Directors
Writers
Milton Sperling, Ted Sherdeman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Lovejoy | Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett |
Richard Carlson | Capt. Paul Hansen |
Anita Louise | Ruth Hansen |
Russ Tamblyn | Jimmy W. McDermid / Jimmy W. McDermid (as Rusty Tamblyn) |
Nedrick Young | Sgt. Novak / Sgt. Novak (as Ned Young) |
Lamont Johnson | Capt. 'Tink' O'Grady |
Robert Ellis | Shorty Devine |
Paul Smith | Andy Smith |
Peter Ortiz | Maj. Knox |
Dorothy Patrick | Eve O'Grady |
Morton C. Thompson | Capt. Kyser |
Joseph Keane | Lt. Ortiz |
Rudy Albachten | Man on Supply Truck |
John Bradford | Radio Operator |
William Cabanne | Boxum |
Sue Fawn Chung | Child |
Jack Daley | Doctor |
Fred Datig Jr. | Marine |
Douglas Evans | Big Boy |
John Hedloe | Corpsman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Milton Sperling | Producer |