Parachute Battalion
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Parachute Battalion
Plot
In this patriotic war drama, a unit of Army recruits train for a parachute corps. One is an arrogant football star who finds jumping a kick. Another is a coward who eventually finds his courage. Finally there is a chronic bumbler. The coward and jock find themselves competing for the affections of an indecisive young woman. The filmmakers of this movie paid careful attention to detail and was made with the cooperation of the 501st Parachute Battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia using actual paratroopers. The viewer is taken through every stage of a jump including folding the chute at the beginning. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviCast
- Robert Preston - Donald Morse
- Edmond O'Brien - Bill Burke
- Nancy Kelly - Kit Richards
- Harry Carey - Bill Richards
- Buddy Ebsen - Jeff Hollis
Credit
Renie - Costume Designer, Leslie Goodwins - Director, Theron Warth - Editor, Roy Webb - Composer (Music Score), Herman Ruby - Songwriter, Harry S. Webb - Songwriter, Carroll Clark - Production Designer, Van Nest Polglase - Production Designer, Roy Hunt - Cinematographer, Howard Benedict - Producer, Vernon Walker - Special Effects, Derek N. Twist - Screenwriter, Maj. Hugh Fite - Screenwriter, John Twist - Screenwriter| Paracelsus (1943 Film), Parables: A New Look at Familiar Stories (2000 Film) | |
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Parachute Battalion
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| Directed by | Leslie Goodwins |
| Produced by | Howard Benedict |
| Written by | John Twist Major (John) Hugh Fite |
| Starring | Robert Preston Nancy Kelly Edmond O'Brien Harry Carey Buddy Ebsen |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 1941 |
| Running time | 75 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Parachute Battalion is a 1941 film starring Robert Preston and Nancy Kelly. The supporting cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Harry Carey, and Buddy Ebsen; the movie was directed by Leslie Goodwins.
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Plot
The film is a fictional story set in the 501st Parachute Infantry. Two Privates join the battalion, one, Bill Burke is the son of the battalion's commander. His romantic rival Don Morse battles him for the attention of Kit Richards. Bill finds out he's terrified of parachuting but straightens out during airborne manoeuvers where he saves Don's life and the two destroy an ammunition warehouse that is the target of the unit's assault. The film ends with a military parade and the awarding of the then new parachute wings.
Production
From the signing of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 in the United States and American interest of military matters, Hollywood provided a rash of films in 1941 about the various branches of the US Armed Forces, both serious and comic.
In its entry in the genre, RKO sent a film crew to Fort Benning to film America's recently formed paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry for their film. The founder of the American parachute troops General William C. Lee doubled for Robert Preston in some scenes.[1]
Cast
- Robert Preston as Don Morse
- Nancy Kelly as Kit Richards
- Edmond O'Brien as Bill Burke
- Harry Carey as Thunderhead Richards
- Buddy Ebsen as Jeff Hollis
- Paul Kelly as Tex McBride
- Richard Cromwell as Spence
- Robert Barrat as Col. Burke
- Edward Fielding as Chief of Infantry
- Erville Alderson as Pa Hollis
- Selmer Jackson as Thomas Morse
- Grant Withers as Captain
Notes
- ^ Coffman, Edward M. The Regulars: The American Army 1898-1941 2004 Harvard University Press, p. 403
External links
- Parachute Battalion at the Internet Movie Database
- Parachute Battalion is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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