Parachute Battalion - War Dogs

Stars: Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Carey, Billy Lee
Director: Leslie Goodwins / Roy Luby
Runtime: 75 Minutes / 63 Minutes
Language: English
Color:  Black and White
Format:  DVD-R
Rating: NR
Price: $9.95

Parachute Battalion
(1941)

Directed by Leslie Goodwins

Cast:
Robert Preston ... Donald 'Don' Morse
Nancy Kelly ... Kit Richards
Edmond O'Brien ... William Mayberry 'Bill' Burke
Harry Carey ... MSgt. Bill 'Thunderhead' Richards
Buddy Ebsen ... Jeff Hollis
Paul Kelly ... Sgt. Tex McBride
Richard Cromwell ... Spence

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. 75 Minutes

War Dogs
(1942)

Directed by S. Roy Luby

Cast:
Billy Lee ... Billy Freeman
Addison Richards ... Capt. William 'Wild Bill' Freeman
Bradley Page ... Judge Roger Davis
Kay Linaker ... Joan Allen
Ace the Wonder Dog ... Pal - Billy's Dog

Another semi-documentary style film about the recruiting and training of dogs for war. 63 Minutes