| The Fighting Marines | |
| Director: | B. Reeves Eason Joseph Kane |
| Producer: | Nat Levine Barney A. Sarecky |
| Starring: | Grant Withers Adrian Morris Ann Rutherford Robert Warwick George J. Lewis Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. |
| Cinematography: | Jack A. Marta William Nobles |
| Editing: | Richard Fantl |
| Music: | Lee Zahler J.S. Zamecnik |
| Distributor: | Mascot Pictures |
| Runtime: | 12 chapters (216 minutes) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Fighting Marines is a 1935 movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Mascot Pictures before the studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures. This new company went on to become the most famous of the serial producing studios, starting with Darkest Africa in 1936.
Future Republic producer Franklin Adreon first became involved with serials with this production. The former regular Marine, then a Marine Corps Reserve officer, was a technical consultant and played the small role of Captain Holmes in the later chapters.
When the United States Marine Corps starts building a landing strip on Halfway Island in the Pacific Ocean, they interfere with the secret hideout of the masked mystery villain, The Tiger Shark, who begins to sabotage their efforts. Sergeant Schiller is abducted by the villain after developing a gyrocompass that could pinpoint his location. Corporal Lawrence and Sergeant McGowan attempt to rescue him and stop the Tiger Shark for good.
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