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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.
Theatrical
Dec 30, 1953
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Studio
Warwick Film Productions, Columbia Pictures, Warwick Productions
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Cast
Full credits →A
Alan Ladd
Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
L
Leo Genn
Major J. Snow
S
Susan Stephen
Penny Gardner
H
Harry Andrews
R.S.M.
D
Donald Houston
Taffy
A
Anthony Bushell
General Whiting
P
Patric Doonan
Flash
S
Stanley Baker
Breton
L
Lana Morris
Pinky
T
Tim Turner
Rupert
A
Anton Diffring
The Pole
T
Thomas Heathcote
Alf
C
Carl Duering
Rossi
J
John Boxer
Flight Sergeant Box
H
Harry Locke
Medical Orderly
M
Michael Balfour
American Sergeant
G
Guido Lorraine
German Officer
W
Walter Gotell
German Sentry
