The Red Ball Express (1952)
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.
Director:
Budd Boetticher
Writer:
John Michael Hayes
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Jeff Chandler as Lt. Campbell |
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Alex Nicol as Sgt. Kallek |
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Charles Drake as Partridge |
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Judith Braun as Joyce |
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Sidney Poitier as Robertson |
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Jacqueline Duval as Antoinette |
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Bubber Johnson as Taffy |
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Davis Roberts as McCord |
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Hugh O'Brian as Wilson |
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Frank Chase as Higgins |
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Cindy Garner as Kitty |
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Gregg Palmer as Tank Lieutenant |
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John Hudson as Tank Sergeant |
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Jack Kelly as Heyman |
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Howard Petrie as General Gordon |
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Douglas Bank as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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George S. Patton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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George Barrows as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Nan Boardman as French Peasant Mother (uncredited) |
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Eugene Borden as Dubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited) |
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Forrest Burns as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Sidney Clute as Military Police Captain (uncredited) |
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Yola d'Avril as Barmaid (uncredited) |
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Michael Dale as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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Robert Dane as Guard (uncredited) |
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George Dee as French Waiter (uncredited) |
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Harold Dyrenforth as German Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Douglas Evans as Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Joe Freiden as Tanker (uncredited) |
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David Friedman as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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Richard F. Gaston as Tank Corporal (uncredited) |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Col. Carter (uncredited) |
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Bill Hickman as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Don Hicks as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Clark Howat as Military Police Captain (uncredited) |
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Jack Hyde as MP Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Engineer Captain (uncredited) |
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Syl Lamont as Jones (uncredited) |
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Harry Lauter as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited) |
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Tommy Long as Guard (uncredited) |
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Roger McGee as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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James McLaughlin as First Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Peter Michael as German Corporal (uncredited) |
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Bernard L. Montgomery as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Howard Negley as Major General (uncredited) |
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Murray Olshansky as Tank Private (uncredited) |
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John Pickard as Major (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed as Major (uncredited) |
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Ted Ryan as Sgt. Gorio (uncredited) |
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Leonard Schneider as Radio Operator (uncredited) |
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Emmett Smith as Military Police (uncredited) |
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Richard Solito as German Officer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Space as Colonel at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Gordon Walsh as Tanker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Budd Boetticher | Director |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Maury Gertsman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Crew | Frank S. Ross | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Writing | Marcy Klauber | Story |
| Writing | John Michael Hayes | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Grady Jr. | Story |
| Sound | Jack A. Bolger, Jr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Romaine | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Henry Janssen | Sound |
| Directing | Phil Bowles | Assistant Director |
| Production | Phil Benjamin | Casting |
| Sound | Donald Cunliffe | Sound |
| Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marshall Green | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Lighting | John Brooks | Gaffer |
