Paratroop Command (1959)

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

Stanley Shpetner

Stars:

Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch, Jack Hogan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Bakalyan	...	Charlie
Ken Lynch	...	Lieutenant
Jack Hogan	...	'Ace' Mason
Jimmy Murphy	...	Sergeant
Jeff Morris	...	Pigpen (as Jeffrey Morris)
James Beck	...	Cowboy (as Jim Beck)
Carolyn Hughes	...	Gina
Patricia Huston	...	Amy, a WAC
Paul Busch	...	German Captain
Sydney Lassick	...	Interpreter (as Sid Lassick)
Brad Trumbull	...	C-47 Pilot

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Fallschirmjäger

Company Credits

Production Co:

Santa Rosa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie takes place in three main theatre of war settings: North Africa: Sicily, Italy and Salerno in Campania in south-western Italy.

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Goofs

The Lieutenant's helmet (played by Ken Lynch) has a vertical white stripe on the back. In 1943 the US Army did not use the white stripes during the North Africa Campaign. (vertical for officers, horizontal for NCO's). These were not added to the combat helmets until just before D-Day in 1944.

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Connections

Referenced in Nadja à Paris (1964)

User Reviews

Good low-budget war-fare

A young soldier (Bakalyan) feels he is jinxed...can never do anything right.....fellow soldiers agree with him, and persecute him in combat. Good low-budget war flick, featuring "unknown" cast. Of course our anti-hero redeems himself in the bullet laden conclusion.