The Red Ball Express (1952)

5.9/10 83 min Action Drama War

Overview

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.

Cast

Jeff Chandler

Lt. Campbell

Alex Nicol

Sgt. Kallek

Charles Drake

Partridge

Judith Braun

Joyce

Sidney Poitier

Robertson

Jacqueline Duval

Antoinette

Bubber Johnson

Taffy

Davis Roberts

McCord

Hugh O'Brian

Wilson

Frank Chase

Higgins

Gregg Palmer

Tank Lieutenant

John Hudson

Tank Sergeant

Jack Kelly

Heyman

Howard Petrie

General Gordon

George S. Patton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Barrows

Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)

Nan Boardman

French Peasant Mother (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Dubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited)

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