Parachute Battalion (1941)

Passed 12 Sep 1941 • Drama, Romance, War • 1h 15m

In this pre-Pearl Harbor recruiting poster, colonel's estranged son Bill Burke, football hero Donald Morse, and hillbilly Jeff Hollis enlist in the paratroopers. Their training at Fort Benning, Georgia is followed in semi-documentary style, with time out for personal dramas and the romantic rivalry of Bill and Don over the sergeant's daughter.

Leslie Goodwins
Director

John Twist, Hugh Fite
Writer

Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O'Brien
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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5.8

IMDb (273 votes)