Marines, Let's Go is a 1961 CinemaScope colour Korean War film about three Marine buddies on shore leave in Japan and at war in Korea. It was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh who also wrote the story. Walsh had previously had successes with films about the U.S. Marine Corps in World War I , the 1920s , and World War II . Walsh filmed the movie on location in Japan with extras from the US Marine Corps who were pulled off filming due to the possibility of their being sent to Laos. The film was completed in Okinawa. The Marine technical advisor of the film was Colonel Jacob G. Goldberg who... served 30 years in the Marine Corps. When the White House was interested in Warner Bros. making a film on John F. Kennedy's exploits as the commander of PT 109, Jack L. Warner sent a print of Marines, Let's Go to display Raoul Walsh's expertise for making the film. Kennedy emphatically hated the film and Warner Bros. had to choose a new director.
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| Release date: | 1960 |
| Directed by: | Raoul Walsh |
| Runtime: | 75 Minutes |
| Producer: | Raoul Walsh |
| Music by: | Irving Gertz, Rex Allen |
| Cinematography: | Lucien Ballard |
| Genre: | Comedy |