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Gung Ho! is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ray Enright released in USA on 20 december 1943 with Randolph Scott

Gung Ho! (1943)

Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders

Gung Ho!
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Released in USA 20 december 1943
Length 1h28
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Comedy,    Action,    Adventure,    Horror
Rating59% 2.997582.997582.997582.997582.99758

Gung Ho! (full title: Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders) is a 1943 war film starring Randolph Scott. The story is based on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion.

Synopsis

The film begins with a tough Greek Lieutenant (J. Carrol Naish) announcing that the United States Marine Corps is seeking volunteers for a hazardous mission and special unit. Sergeant "Transport" Anderof (Sam Levene) meets the commander of the unit, Lieutenant Colonel Thorwald (Randolph Scott) who he has served with in the China Marines. Thorwald explains that he left the Corps to serve with the Chinese guerrillas fighting the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War to learn their methods and has decided to form a unit using the qualities of Gung Ho or "work together".

Actors

Randolph Scott

(Colonel Thorwald)
Noah Beery, Jr

(Cpl. Kurt Richter)
Alan Curtis

(John Harbison)
J. Carrol Naish

(Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos)
Sam Levene

(Leo 'Transport' Andreof)
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