Gunnery Sergeant Jim Moore is one of the toughest Drill Instructors on Parris Island. But he's got a thorn in his side: Pvt. Owens, who always seems to foul up when the pressure's on. Convinced that "there's a man underneath that baby powder," Sgt. Moore drives Owens to the point of desertion. Making things worse, Capt. Anderson has given Moore three days to make the scared private into Marine material, "or I'll personally cut the lace off his panties and ship him out!" Adding to the pressure, Moore also juggles a budding romance with a shop girl.
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Jack Webb
Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore
Don Dubbins
Pvt. Owens
Jackie Loughery
Anne
Lin McCarthy
Capt. Anderson
Monica Lewis
Burt
Virginia Gregg
Mrs. Owens
Jeannie Beacham
Hostess
Lou Tobin
Bartender at Cotton Club
Earle Hodgins
Guard
Jeanne Baird
Mother at Woman's Store
Barbara Pepper
Woman Customer
Melody Gale
Little Girl at Woman's Store
John T. Ahern
Pvt. Castro
Charles M. Golden
Pvt. Labarsky
Joseph C. Holmes
Pvt. Madison
