< Parachute Battalion (1941)

MOVIE | 1h 15m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 5.8 (352)

Drama, Romance, War | 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
• Writer: John Twist
• Writer: Hugh Fite
• Robert Preston (23) - Donald Morse
• Nancy Kelly (20) - Kit Richards
• Edmond O'Brien (26) - Bill Burke
• Harry Carey (63) - Bill Richards
• Buddy Ebsen (33) - Jeff Hollis
• Paul Kelly (42) - Tex
• Richard Cromwell (31) - Spence
• Robert Barrat (52) - Col. Burke
• Edward Fielding (66) - Chief of Infantry
• Erville Alderson (59) - Pa Hollis
• Selmer Jackson (53) - Thomas Morse
• Grant Withers (36) - Captain
• Jack Briggs (21) - Private
• Walter Sande (35) - Medical Officer
• Kathryn Sheldon (62) - Ma Hollis
• Lee Bonnell (23) - Private
• Robert Smith (29) - Private
• Gayne Whitman (51) - Staff Officer
• Douglas Evans (37) - Radio Announcer
• Eddie Dunn (45) - Recruiting Sergeant