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Parachute Battalion (1941)

Thrill TO THE DRAMA OF UNCLE SAM'S NEW JUMP FIGHTERS!...

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Leslie Goodwins
Writer : John Twist, Hugh Fite

Synopsis

Director Leslie Goodwins' 1941 military drama, about various men who become buddies when they join the paratroopers, stars Robert Preston, Edmond O'Brien and Buddy Ebsen.

Actors

Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Donald Morse
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
William Mayberry Burke
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Jeff Hollis
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Kit Richards
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Bill Richards
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Tex McBride
Richard Cromwell
Richard Cromwell
Spence
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Col. Burke
Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding
Chief Of Infantry
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
Pa Hollis
Kathryn Sheldon
Kathryn Sheldon
Ma Hollis
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Thomas Morse
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Captain
Lee Bonnell
Lee Bonnell
Private
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Private
Gayne Whitman
Gayne Whitman
Staff Officer
Douglas Evans
Douglas Evans
Radio Announcer (voice)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Recruiting Sergeant

Crews

Leslie Goodwins
Leslie Goodwins
Director
John Twist
John Twist
Screenplay
Hugh Fite
Hugh Fite
Screenplay
Howard Benedict
Howard Benedict
Producer
J. Roy Hunt
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Theron Warth
Theron Warth
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Renié
Renié
Costume Design
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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