Tarawa Beachhead
A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.
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"Marine sergeant Kerwin Mathews saw his lieutenant, Ray Danton, shoot one of his own men during the Battle of Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence. He wants to have Danton broken, but figures it's his word against an officer. Mathews gets assigned to be the marine who goes around and speaks to the family of the dead. He develops feelings for Julie Adams, the widow of the dead marine, and she for him.... while Danton is romancing her sister. Promoted to lieutenant -- with Danton now a captain -- Mathews finally files the papers accusing Danton of murder. But before they'll be look..."
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The scene in the opening credits, where troops are storming a blockhouse set on a knoll, is lifted from Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), starring John Wayne.
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A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.