A tough ex-marine joins a smuggler shipping arms to Chinese bandits. When his old outfit takes on the outlaws,he has a change of heart.
If you love fast, cheap 1930s B-movies with lots of punching and shouting, The Leathernecks Have Landed is absolutely worth an hour of your time today. If you cannot stand old-school military propaganda or white actors in very bad makeup playing Chinese bandits, you should probably skip this one. 🤷 It is a weird litt...
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"If you love fast, cheap 1930s B-movies with lots of punching and shouting, The Leathernecks Have Landed is absolutely worth an hour of your time today. If you cannot stand old-school military propaganda or white actors in very bad makeup playing Chinese bandits, you should probably skip this one. 🤷 It is a weird little movie, mostly because of Lew Ayres. He plays Nick Haynes, a Marine with a massive temper who keeps getting into fights and eventually gets kicked out of the service. Ayres is u..."
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