in the Marine Corps. Reception When the White House was interested in Warner Bros. making a film on John F. Kennedy's exploits as the commander of PT 109, Jack L. Warner sent a print of Marines, Let's Go to display Raoul Walsh's expertise for making the movie about Kennedy. The president hated the film, however, and Warner Bros. had to choose a new director for PT 109. See also List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps References External links Howard Thompson, "'Marines, Let's Go!' Comes to Paramount" (review), The New York Times, August 16, 1961. 1961 films 1960s English-language films CinemaScope films 20th Century Fox films Films about the United States Marine Corps Korean War films Films set in the 1950s Films directed by Raoul Walsh Military humor in film American war comedy films 1960s American films