The Red Ball Express

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

Duration: 83 min
Release date: 1952-05-29
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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.

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The Red Ball Express

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Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler
as Lt. Campbell
Alex Nicol
Alex Nicol
as Sgt. Kallek
Charles Drake
Charles Drake
as Partridge
Judith Braun
Judith Braun
as Joyce
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
as Robertson
Jacqueline Duval
Jacqueline Duval
as Antoinette
Bubber Johnson
Bubber Johnson
as Taffy
Davis Roberts
Davis Roberts
as McCord
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian
as Wilson
Frank Chase
Frank Chase
as Higgins
Cindy Garner
Cindy Garner
as Kitty
Gregg Palmer
Gregg Palmer
as Tank Lieutenant
John Hudson
John Hudson
as Tank Sergeant
Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly
as Heyman
Howard Petrie
Howard Petrie
as General Gordon
Douglas Bank
Douglas Bank
as Mechanic (uncredited)
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Barrows
George Barrows
as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)
Nan Boardman
Nan Boardman
as French Peasant Mother (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Eugene Borden
as Dubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited)
Forrest Burns
Forrest Burns
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Sidney Clute
Sidney Clute
as Military Police Captain (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Yola d'Avril
as Barmaid (uncredited)
Michael Dale
Michael Dale
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Dane
Robert Dane
as Guard (uncredited)
George Dee
George Dee
as French Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Harold Dyrenforth
as German Sergeant (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Douglas Evans
as Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited)
Joe Freiden
Joe Freiden
as Tanker (uncredited)
David Friedman
David Friedman
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Richard F. Gaston
Richard F. Gaston
as Tank Corporal (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Thomas Browne Henry
as Col. Carter (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Bill Hickman
as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)
Don Hicks
Don Hicks
as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)
Clark Howat
Clark Howat
as Military Police Captain (uncredited)
Jack Hyde
Jack Hyde
as MP Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
as Engineer Captain (uncredited)
Syl Lamont
Syl Lamont
as Jones (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
Tommy Long
Tommy Long
as Guard (uncredited)
Roger McGee
Roger McGee
as Sergeant (uncredited)
James McLaughlin
James McLaughlin
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
Peter Michael
Peter Michael
as German Corporal (uncredited)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bernard L. Montgomery
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Howard Negley
as Major General (uncredited)
Murray Olshansky
Murray Olshansky
as Tank Private (uncredited)
John Pickard
John Pickard
as Major (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
as Major (uncredited)
Ted Ryan
Ted Ryan
as Sgt. Gorio (uncredited)
Leonard Schneider
Leonard Schneider
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
Emmett Smith
as Military Police (uncredited)
Richard Solito
Richard Solito
as German Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Arthur Space
as Colonel at Briefing (uncredited)
Gordon Walsh
Gordon Walsh
as Tanker (uncredited)
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