The D.I.

(1957)

106 minutes black and white
 
Drama / War

Cast:

Jack Webb as D.I. Instructor Tech. Sgt. Jim Moore
Don Dubbins as Pvt. Owens
Jackie Loughery as Anne
Lin McCarthy as Capt. Anderson
Monica Lewis as Burt
Virginia Gregg as Mrs. Owens
Earl Hodgins as Guard
Jeanne Baird as Mother
Barbara Pepper as Customer
 
Technical Sergeant Jim Moore is one of the toughest Drill Instructors in the United States Marine Corp base 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. Pvt. Owens is always giving Moore problems and seems to fail when he is under pressure. Moore does not seem to give up on Owens, knowing that he can man up and be the man he is meant to be, being extremely hard on him.  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.