Col. J. B. Denbrough — Join the Marines Character Profile

About Col. J. B. Denbrough

Paula's father and a Marine Corps colonel who uses his military influence to block her planned marriage to a playboy, setting off the chain of events that drives the protagonist to enlist.

Character Facts

Played by

Purnell Pratt

Appears in

Join the Marines (1937)

Role

Supporting

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