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Paratroop Command (1959)

Kids Living to the Deadly Thrill of Jump and Kill!

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : William Witney

Synopsis

Charlie becomes a paratrooper, but, while serving in North Africa, he mistakenly kills one of his fellow U.S. soldiers, who is masquerading as a Nazi in order to wipe out a nest of the enemy. Shunned by his fellow soldiers, including his childhood friend Ace, Charlie is forced to prove himself when it is left up to him to transport a generator across an open road in full view of Nazi attackers.

Actors

Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
Charlie
Ken Lynch
Ken Lynch
Lieutenant
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan
Ace
Jimmy Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Sergeant
Jeff Morris
Jeff Morris
Pigpen
James Beck
James Beck
Cowboy
Carolyn Hughes
Carolyn Hughes
Gina
Patricia Huston
Patricia Huston
Amy
Paul Busch
Paul Busch
German Captain
Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick
Interpreter
Brad Trumbull
Brad Trumbull
Pilot
Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad
Art (uncredited)
Dude Criswell
Dude Criswell
Hans (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Carey Loftin
Fritz (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett
German (uncredited)
Hal Needham
Hal Needham
German (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Tom Steele
German (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen
Joe Yrigoyen
German Driver (uncredited)

Crews

William Witney
William Witney
Director
Thol Simonson
Thol Simonson
Special Effects
Stanley Shpetner
Stanley Shpetner
Writer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Producer
James H. Nicholson
James H. Nicholson
Producer
Stanley Shpetner
Stanley Shpetner
Producer
Ronald Stein
Ronald Stein
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
Robert S. Eisen
Robert S. Eisen
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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