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From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli ... the guts-and-glory story of the U.S. Marines!
In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.
CinemaSerf
Dec 27, 2022 · via TMDB
This isn't an half bad little action adventure film with Maureen O'Hara on feisty form as the "Countess D'Arneau". She is the love interest/advisor to the refugee Pasha of Tripoli (Phillip Reed) whom the US government wants to see returned to his throne so the Tripolitan pirates will stop harassing US merchantmen. To that end, they send a small troop led by "O'Bannion" (John Payne) and what ensues is quite an action-packed yarn with plenty of subterfuge, a bit of lively love rivalry (on and off camera, apparently) before quite a an exciting conclusion. There is just the slightest hint of historical fact to the story, but historians need not reach for their red pencils - this is just colourful, well made escapism that works well on a wet Saturday afternoon.
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Maureen O'Hara
Gräfin D'Arneau
John Payne
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