The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

83 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 29, 1952

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.

The Red Ball Express

83 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 29, 1952

The Red Ball Express
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Red Ball Express
Directors Budd Boetticher
Writers William Grady Jr., Marcy Klauber, John Michael Hayes

Cast

Jeff Chandler

as Lt. Campbell

Alex Nicol

as Sgt. Kallek

Charles Drake

as Partridge

Judith Braun

as Joyce

Sidney Poitier

as Robertson

Jacqueline Duval

as Antoinette

Bubber Johnson

as Taffy

Robert Davis

as McCord

Hugh O'Brian

as Wilson

Frank Chase

as Higgins

Cindy Garner

as Kitty

Gregg Palmer

as Tank Lieutenant

John Hudson

as Tank Sergeant

Jack Kelly

as Heyman

Howard Petrie

as General Gordon

Douglas Bank

as Mechanic (uncredited)

George S. Patton

as Self (archive footage)