The D.I.

Overview

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.

Directed by Jack Webb

Top cast

Jack Webb

Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore

Don Dubbins

Pvt. Owens

Jackie Loughery

Anne

Lin McCarthy

Capt. Anderson

Monica Lewis

Burt

Virginia Gregg

Mrs. Owens

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Jeannie Beacham

Hostess

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Lou Tobin

Bartender at Cotton Club

Earle Hodgins

Guard

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Jeanne Baird

Mother at Woman's Store

Barbara Pepper

Woman Customer

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Melody Gale

Little Girl at Woman's Store

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John T. Ahern

Pvt. Castro

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Charles M. Golden

Pvt. Labarsky

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Joseph C. Holmes

Pvt. Madison

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Charles A. Love

Pvt. Hillbilly

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Peter J. O'Neill

Pvt. Rodriguez

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Paul E. Prutzman

Sgt. Braver

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Gordon L. Seiple

Pvt. Carver

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William E. Smith

Pvt. Douglas McKinley

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