Storyline: After his wife takes their son and leaves him, Sgt. John Stryker is an embittered man who takes his misery out on the men under his command. They're a bunch of green recruits who have a hard time dealing with Stryker's tough drills and thicker skin. Even his old friends start to wonder if he's gone from being the epitome of a tough Marine Sergeant to a man over the edge.
Top Billing Cast: John Wayne as Sgt. John M. Stryker Martin Milner as Pvt. Mike McHugh Richard Jaeckel as Pfc. Frank Flynn John Agar as Pfc. Peter Conway