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Red Ball Express

Year:

1952

Duration:

83 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Budd Boetticher

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1952-08-29

Filming Locations: Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Harry Lauter

Jeff Chandler

Lt. Chick Campbell

Alex Nicol

Sgt. Red Kallek

Charles Drake

Pvt. Ronald Partridge / Narrator

Judith Braun

Joyce McClellan

Sidney Poitier

Robertson

Jacqueline Duval

Antoinette Dubois

Bubber Johnson

Pvt. Taffy Smith

Davis Roberts

Pvt. Dave McCord (as Robert Davis)

Hugh O'Brian

Pvt. Wilson

Frank Chase

Pvt. Higgins

Cindy Garner

Kitty Walsh

Gregg Palmer

Tank Lieutenant (as Palmer Lee)

John Hudson

Tank Sergeant

Jack Kelly

Heyman

Howard Petrie

Maj. Gen. Lee Gordon

Douglas Bank

Mechanic (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Dubois, Antoinette's Father (uncredited)

Yola d'Avril

Barmaid (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited)

Richard Garland

Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Thomas Browne Henry

Col. Carter (uncredited)

Clark Howat

Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Jack Hyde

MP Lieutenant (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Engineer Captain (uncredited)

Syl Lamont

Jones (uncredited)

Tommy Long

Guard (uncredited)

Bernard L. Montgomery

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Major General (uncredited)

George S. Patton

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Pickard

Major (uncredited)

Walter Reed

Major (uncredited)

Ted Ryan

Sgt. Gorio (uncredited)

Leonard Schneider

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Colonel at Briefing (uncredited)

Jack Warden

Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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Trivia

James Edwards was originally cast in the role of Robertson but was fired during production when he refused to testify before HUAC. He was replaced by Sidney Poitier.