Parachute Battalion (1941)
Pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to becoming paratroopers.
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Writers:
Hugh Fite, John Twist.
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Robert Preston as Donald Morse |
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Edmond O'Brien as William Mayberry Burke |
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Buddy Ebsen as Jeff Hollis |
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Nancy Kelly as Kit Richards |
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Harry Carey as Bill Richards |
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Paul Kelly as Tex McBride |
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Richard Cromwell as Spence |
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Robert Barrat as Col. Burke |
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Edward Fielding as Chief Of Infantry |
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Erville Alderson as Pa Hollis |
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Kathryn Sheldon as Ma Hollis |
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Selmer Jackson as Thomas Morse |
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Grant Withers as Captain |
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Lee Bonnell as Private |
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Robert Smith as Private |
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Gayne Whitman as Staff Officer |
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Douglas Evans as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Eddie Dunn as Recruiting Sergeant |
| Directing | Leslie Goodwins | Director |
| Writing | Hugh Fite | Screenplay |
| Production | Howard Benedict | Producer |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Camera | J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Editing | Theron Warth | Editor |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
