Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion

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

1941•1h 15m•5.5/10

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Ratings

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5.5/10(4)

Pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to becoming paratroopers.

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Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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

Private

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Staff Officer

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Radio Announcer (voice)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Recruiting Sergeant

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