Who have fought from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli?
Halls of Montezuma (film) Halls of Montezuma (film) Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 World War II war film starring Richard Widmark, Richard Boone, Jack Palance and Karl Malden. The film, which is about U.S. Marines fighting on a Japanese-held island, was directed by Academy Award-winner Lewis Milestone. It also starred Robert Wagner in his first credited screen role and featured Richard Boone in his feature film debut. Real color combat footage from the war in the Pacific was incorporated into the film's cinematography. Filmed on location at Camp Pendleton, California, with the full cooperation of the Marines, its title is a reference to
To the Shores of Tripoli World War II ended there were 485,052 Marines and this number was subsequently reduced to 77,000 as the United States de-mobilized. Though a critical and financial success, author Leon Uris ridicules the film in his reaction of Marines who see it in "Battle Cry". To the Shores of Tripoli To the Shores of Tripoli is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Titled after a lyric in the Marines' Hymn, which contains the phrase "... to the shores of Tripoli"