Alan Ladd at his greatest in this ripcord thriller that rips at your emotions!
6.9
88 min
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Alan Ladd | Steve 'Canada' McKendrick | Unowned | |
Leo Genn | Major J. Snow | Unowned | |
Susan Stephen | Penny Gardner | Unowned | |
Harry Andrews | R.S.M. | Unowned | |
Donald Houston | Taffy | Unowned | |
Anthony Bushell | General Whiting | Unowned | |
Patric Doonan | Flash | Unowned | |
Stanley Baker | Breton | Unowned | |
Lana Morris | Pinky | Unowned | |
Tim Turner | Rupert | Unowned | |
Anton Diffring | The Pole | Unowned | |
Thomas Heathcote | Alf | Unowned | |
Carl Duering | Rossi | Unowned | |
John Boxer | Flight Sergeant Box | Unowned | |
Harry Locke | Medical Orderly | Unowned | |
Michael Balfour | American Sergeant | Unowned | |
Guido Lorraine | German Officer | Unowned | |
Walter Gotell | German Sentry | Unowned |