The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS!

Sinopse

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.

  • 5.8
  • 1952
  • Released
  • 1h 23m

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

Cindy Garner

Kitty

Gregg Palmer

Tank Lieutenant

John Hudson

Tank Sergeant

Jack Kelly

Heyman

Howard Petrie

General Gordon

Douglas Bank

Mechanic (uncredited)

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)

Forrest Burns

Minor Role (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Yola d'Avril

Barmaid (uncredited)

Michael Dale

Mechanic (uncredited)

Robert Dane

Guard (uncredited)

George Dee

French Waiter (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited)

Joe Freiden

Tanker (uncredited)

David Friedman

Mechanic (uncredited)

Richard F. Gaston

Tank Corporal (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Col. Carter (uncredited)

Bill Hickman

Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)

Don Hicks

Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)

Clark Howat

Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Jack Hyde

MP Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Engineer Captain (uncredited)

Syl Lamont

Jones (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)

Tommy Long

Guard (uncredited)

Roger McGee

Sergeant (uncredited)

James McLaughlin

First Sergeant (uncredited)

Peter Michael

German Corporal (uncredited)

Bernard L. Montgomery

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Major General (uncredited)

Murray Olshansky

Tank Private (uncredited)

John Pickard

Major (uncredited)

Walter Reed

Major (uncredited)

Ted Ryan

Sgt. Gorio (uncredited)

Leonard Schneider

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Emmett Smith

Military Police (uncredited)

Richard Solito

German Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Colonel at Briefing (uncredited)

Gordon Walsh

Tanker (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Keywords
  • #france
  • #driver

Reviews

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967over 3 years ago

I am afraid that I never was much of a fan of Jeff Chandler and sadly, here, he adds very little by way of star quality to this pretty routine wartime drama. He is "Campbell" who leads a squad of truck drivers who are given the onerous, and frankly under-appreciated, task of keeping General Patton's Third Army supplied with gasoline as they advance, at break-neck speed, through France. Setting asi

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@SiriusBalmost 13 years ago

I first saw this movie over 40 years ago & found it enjoyable. Little did I realize that many years later, I myself would be a military truck driver, which thankfully was better organized than the situation shown in the film. Those men & women had it tough during those days & should be remembered.

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