Thinking he might die, Hedge tells Rose to tell everyone his true story. When the war ends, Hedge returns to Bidwell and Rose, having served as a corporal under General Patton in the U.S. Third Army. "Baby Blue Marine" was primarily shot in Siskiyou County, California. Most elements were filmed in McCloud, California with the scene at a local football game filmed in Weed, California at the high school. A couple of scenes were shot at the old Amtrak Museum, at mainside at Camp Pendelton. It showed one of the rare times Mount Shasta was shown in a motion picture. Other elements were shot in Hollywood. Vincent also stars in "Tribes", another film that features the Marine Corps. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 2½ out of 4 stars.