Paratroop Command (1959)

5.9/10 71 min Drama War

Overview

Charlie becomes a paratrooper, but, while serving in North Africa, he mistakenly kills one of his fellow U.S. soldiers, who is masquerading as a Nazi in order to wipe out a nest of the enemy. Shunned by his fellow soldiers, including his childhood friend Ace, Charlie is forced to prove himself when it is left up to him to transport a generator across an open road in full view of Nazi attackers.

Cast

Richard Bakalyan

Charlie

Ken Lynch

Lieutenant

Jack Hogan

Ace

Jimmy Murphy

Sergeant

Jeff Morris

Pigpen

Patricia Huston

Amy

Sydney Lassick

Interpreter

Brad Trumbull

Pilot

Robert Conrad

Art (uncredited)

Carey Loftin

Fritz (uncredited)

Hal Needham

German (uncredited)

Joe Yrigoyen

German Driver (uncredited)

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