Parachute Battalion
5.8
“Thrill TO THE DRAMA OF UNCLE SAM'S NEW JUMP FIGHTERS!...”
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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Cast
30 people
Robert Preston
Donald Morse
Known for
The Last Starfighter
The Music Man
Edmond O'Brien
William Mayberry Burke
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Leslie Goodwins
John Twist
Van Nest Polglase
Howard Benedict
Buddy Ebsen
Jeff Hollis
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Beverly Hillbillies
Vernon L. Walker
Hugh Fite
Nancy Kelly
Kit Richards
Known for
The Bad Seed
Jesse James
Roy Webb
Harry Carey
Bill Richards
Known for
Red River
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leslie Goodwins Director · John Twist Screenplay Hugh Fite Screenplay
United States release September 12, 1941 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 14, 1941
Premiere · Atlanta, Georgia
United States · September 12, 1941
Theatrical
Australia
October 16, 1941
Mexico
September 5, 1941
Portugal
October 27, 1941
Sweden
December 26, 1941
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