well a you can see and i get to this party quite late but and have the advantage of read all the previous entry before make my comment . i find this site by happen chance and when i be look for other marine corp film . so and let me start by tell you that i play a marine boot in the movie and pvt . labarsky and and be station at mcrdep and san diego at the time . jack webb and his crew select 15 permanent personnel and of which some of u have the speaking part and and another 15 marine that have just complete boot camp . that make up the platoon and the marine who portray the various dis . to the best of my recollection and the capt . and pvt . owen ( don dubbin ) be not in the marine . we spend about three week up in hollywood ( studio city film lot ) and ca shoot the section of the movie that we be involve with and and then they complete the other shot after we leave . so a i ramble along here and let me clarify some of what have be question in previous entry a best i can . cuff daddy be comment about the ability of our platoon to yell yes sir without move and etc and and yes we do the yelling for the sound guy and and it be while shoot the scene . a you fellow marine remember and when the di or who ever start to ask a question and before they complete it and you have already take your breath of air enable you to yell at the top of your lung the proper response . that be how it be do . 74sooner comment about walk through the same building at paris island and however and a i mention earlier all the scene be shoot in studio city and ca . they be build from photo take at paris island and from on site trip and marine adviser from paris island . sorry and you be in the real building and not the set . schappe1 bring up many good point and but and about the incident with the platoon at paris island at the time all that jack webb say to u be and the movie come about because of the accident and and the marine corp do not want to put out anything that would impact any of the family member of the marine that die that night . although and the marine corp would provide any marine and assistance need for a movie answer to the public why a marine di do what he do . a mention by a few of you and i also at the time we be shoot the scene catch my self think this dialog have be clean up to much and obviously isn not how it go down in real life . back in the 50 and that be how it have to be do . one story i would like to pass on be about the interaction that occur between u marine and the movie crew and and between the movie crew and jack webb . from the start by custom the marine reply yes sir to anybody that move . go into the second week it be get more common to hear yes sir come from all direction . on stage someone would bark out a request for something to be do with the lighting and from out of nowhere up on a catwalk above the set a reply of yes sir would sound out . to all of this at one of our informal gathering and jack webb state . if i have know that i would have get this much respect from this crew and i would have bring you guy up here year ago . there be a lt. bring up from san diego to play the role of the di from the other platoon and the one jack webb fight with and but during one shooting secession he be up to take number 32 and and still webb keep try to work him through how he want it do and do not show any lack of patience with him . the next day they use the paris island adviser who be a di sgt . from paris island and he work out fine . at the time i be somewhat of a camera buff and get to know the still camera man to get some pointer from him and a it turn out he would give me still shot and some of the 35mm film of the daily shooting that be not go to be use . those film strip i cut up and make slide out of them . after the movie come out in vhs tape ( the di and 11706 b and w/106 min . ) my kid and the grand kid have a blast when they try to se who can find me the most time on the screen .