Pride of the Marines

Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.

Cast

John Garfield

as Albert Schmid

Eleanor Parker

as Ruth Hartley

Dane Clark

as Lee Diamond

John Ridgely

as Jim Merchant

Rosemary DeCamp

as Virginia Pfeiffer

Ann Doran

as Ella Mae Merchant

Ann E. Todd

as Loretta Merchant (as Ann Todd)

Warren Douglas

as Kebabian

Don McGuire

as Bill aka Irish

Tom D'Andrea

as Tom

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