---
title: 'The Leatherneck (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Higgin'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-leatherneck-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020088/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Leatherneck (1929)

1929 · 65 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

The Leatherneck is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Howard Higgin. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing. Prints of the film exist in the archives of the Library of Congress and at the George Eastman Museum.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Higgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-higgin)
- **Screenplay:** [Elliott J. Clawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-j-clawson)
- **Director of Photography:** [John J. Mescall](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-j-mescall)

## Cast

- [Jack Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-richardson-2)
- [Paul Weigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weigel)
- [Robert Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-armstrong)
- [Alan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale)
- [Wade Boteler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-boteler)
- [Mitchell Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-lewis)
- [Philo McCullough](https://cinepixo.com/people/philo-mccullough)
- [William Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-boyd-2)
- [Joseph W. Girard](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-w-girard)
- [Fred Kohler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kohler)

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