Hand Salute , Lee Marvin

Really enjoy any Lee Marvin films until the other night when I watched Pocket Money with Paul Newman. Couldn't get past the first 20 minutes. Incredibly bad up to that point.

Yes, a terrible movie. I saw it when it came out in the early '70s and remembered little about it other than it was neither actors' best effort. I attempted to watch it again recently and it hasn't improved with age. During that era, however, lots of bad films were made.
 
Hard to believe I'm late on this thread and no one has chimed in on the Dirty Dozen since the OP?! One of the top-ten "guy" movies of all time IMHO. Hard to imagine this movie without Marvin in the lead role. Don't care how far-fetched or lame the story-line is.
 
funniest Lee Marvin movie scene and part was in the movie Catt Beleau. at the end, or close to it, Lee was on his horse and he and the horse were leaning against a building and it's obvious both are "leaning drunk". I don't remember the words at all but I'll never forget that scene. LMAO.
 
Death Hunt, with Charles Bronson as the pursued trapper and Lee Marvin as the pursuer mountie, is a good one.

Agreed. Might want to check that flick again: some interesting firearms, using guns, displayed, if only in the background. IIRC, a short-bbld Trapper carbine, (maybe) a sporterized Krag or was it a .303 SMLE? Canada used to be a great place for all kinds of shooting accessories and ammo not available in the US (275gr .303, 265/275gr .455 Colt) and others. C.I.L. was the major mfgr. All that changed with that harsh anti-gun measure in the late 70s.

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I thought he and Ernie Borgnine were great as bad but outclassed small time hoods in Bad Day at Black Rock.

Marvin and Borgnine squared off in "Emperor of the North Pole." The fight scenes with heavy chain, 2x4's, ball peen hammers, etc. made a pretty good impression on this youngster (at the time). I hardly ever see it on TV anymore, too bad.
 
I didn't know he is buried in Arlington.
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987)

Known for his gravelly voice, white hair and tall stature, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers and other hardboiled characters. From 1957 to 1960, he starred as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the NBC hit crime series, M Squad. In August 1942 Marvin left school to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, serving with the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater. He was wounded in action during the World War II Battle of Saipan, in the assault on Mount Tapochau, during which most of his unit ("I" Company, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division) were killed.Marvin's wound (shot in the buttocks) was from machine gun fire, which severed his sciatic nerve. Marvin was awarded the Purple Heart and was given a medical discharge with the rank of Private First Class in 1945. He moved to Hollywood in 1950, and began working in supporting roles in films. Later, he starred in Attack, (1956) and had a supporting role in the Western Seven Men from Now (1956). He also starred in The Missouri Traveler (1958) but it took over 100 episodes as Chicago cop Frank Ballinger in the successful 1957–1960 television series M Squad to actually give him name recognition. In the 1960s, Marvin was given prominent supporting roles in such films as The Comancheros (1961), John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Donovan's Reef (1963), all starring John Wayne. Marvin next performed in The Professionals (1966) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). In December 1986, Marvin underwent intestinal surgery after suffering abdominal pains. Doctors said then that there was an inflammation of the colon, but that no malignancy was found. After being hospitalized for more than two weeks, Lee Marvin died of a heart attack on August 29, 1987. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

and in his later years he was a dead ringer for my namesake uncle Merle.....
 
Marvin and Borgnine squared off in "Emperor of the North Pole." The fight scenes with heavy chain, 2x4's, ball peen hammers, etc. made a pretty good impression on this youngster (at the time). I hardly ever see it on TV anymore, too bad.

Certainly an excellent film with one of the best fight scenes ever. I'm confused on the title of this one. I saw it at a theater when it was first released. I can't remember if it was originally "Emperor of the North" or "Emperor of the North Pole". Both titles were used; I'm just not sure which was first.
 
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