Darby's Rangers

Darby's Rangers

121 mins | Drama, Action, War | Feb. 12, 1958

Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but the men find time to romance local women before being deployed to fight the Nazis. U.S. forces battle from French North Africa to Italy, but when a surprise attack decimates the 1st and 3rd Battalions at the Battle of Cisterna, Darby and the 4th Battalion must come to their aid.

Darby's Rangers

121 mins | Drama, Action, War | Feb. 12, 1958

Darby's Rangers
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but the men find time to romance local women before being deployed to fight the Nazis. U.S. forces battle from French North Africa to Italy, but when a surprise attack decimates the 1st and 3rd Battalions at the Battle of Cisterna, Darby and the 4th Battalion must come to their aid.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Darby's Rangers
Directors William A. Wellman
Writers

Cast

James Garner

as William Orlando Darby

Etchika Choureau

as Angelina De Lotta / Dittmann

Jack Warden

as Saul Rosen / Narrator

Edd Byrnes

as Arnold Dittman

Venetia Stevenson

as Peggy McTavish

Torin Thatcher

as Sergeant McTavish

Peter Brown

as Rollo Burns

Joan Elan

as Wendy Hollister

Corey Allen

as Tony Sutherland

Stuart Whitman

as Hank Bishop

Murray Hamilton

as Sims Delancey

William Wellman Jr.

as Eli Clatworthy

Andrea King

as Sheilah Andrews