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Halls of Montezuma (1951)

The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Action, War

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Lewis Milestone
Writer : Michael Blankfort

Synopsis

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.

Actors

Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Lt. Carl Anderson
Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Pigeon Lane
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
Coffman
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
C.E. "Doc" Jones
Richard Hylton
Richard Hylton
Stuart Conroy
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
Don Hicks
Don Hicks
Lt. Bill Butterfield
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Correspondent Dickerman
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Slattery
Neville Brand
Neville Brand
Sgt. Zelenko
Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Whitney
Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Marine
Richard Allan
Richard Allan
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Robert Board
Robert Board
Robert Bohannon
Robert Bohannon
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
Howard Chuman
Howard Chuman
John Close
John Close
Fred Coby
Fred Coby
Pat Combs
Pat Combs
George Conrad
George Conrad
Fred Dale
Fred Dale
Chris Drake
Chris Drake
Jerry Fujikawa
Jerry Fujikawa
Don Gordon
Don Gordon
Helene Hatch
Helene Hatch
William Hawes
William Hawes
Frank Iwanaga
Frank Iwanaga
Frank Kumagai
Frank Kumagai
Jack Lee
Jack Lee
Paul Lees
Paul Lees
Bob MacLean
Bob MacLean
Marion Marshall
Marion Marshall
Roger McGee
Roger McGee
John McKee
John McKee
Harry McKim
Harry McKim
Rollin Moriyama
Rollin Moriyama
Al Negbo
Al Negbo
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerman, Jr.
Mrs. Poo Sai
Mrs. Poo Sai
Mike Road
Mike Road
Fred Shellac
Fred Shellac
Buster Slaven
Buster Slaven
Clarke Stevens
Clarke Stevens
William Yokota
William Yokota

Crews

Lewis Milestone
Lewis Milestone
Director
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
Winton C. Hoch
Winton C. Hoch
Director of Photography
Sol Kaplan
Sol Kaplan
Original Music Composer
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
Producer
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
Editor
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Albert Hogsett
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Bruce MacDonald
Bruce MacDonald
Set Decoration
Fred Hall
Fred Hall
Gaffer
Michael Blankfort
Michael Blankfort
Screenplay
Willard Buell
Willard Buell
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Supervisor

Posters and backgrounds

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