First to Fight

The Blockbuster Story of a Fighting Marine That Comes Mortar-Screaming Out of Green Hells and Jungles!

First to Fight — Plot

Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a Medal of Honor hero. He returns to train new recruits for the Marines and falls for a girl named Peggy. When training and marriage leave him with an empty feeling, he decides on a transfer back to the front lines. Soon he will find that marriage and life will change his outlook on the grueling battles that lie ahead.

• Release date
• January 25, 1967
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• War
• Director
• Christian Nyby

First to Fight — Cast

Chad Everett Jack Connell Gene Hackman Sergeant Tweed Marilyn Devin Peggy Sanford Dean Jagger Colonel Baseman Bobby Troup Lieutenant Overman Claude Akins Captain Mason James Best Sergeant Carnavan Norman Alden Sergeant Schmidtmer