Movie Description
Advance to the Rear
(1964)Overview
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.
Featured Crew
- Director : George Marshall
- Producer : Ted Richmond
- Cast : Glenn Ford,Stella Stevens,Melvyn Douglas,Jim Backus,Joan Blondell,Andrew Prine,Jesse Pearson,Alan Hale Jr.,James Griffith,Whit Bissell,Michael Pate,Joe Brooks,Robert Carson,Yvonne Craig,Britt Ekland,Preston Foster,Charles Horvath,Paul Langton,Frank Mitchell,Hal Needham,Chuck Roberson
Cast
Capt. Jared Heath
Martha Lou Williams
Col. Claude Brackenbury
Gen. Willoughby
Easy Jenny
Pvt. Owen Selous
Cpl. Silas Geary
Sgt. Beauregard Davis
Hugo Zattig
Capt. Queeg
Thin Elk
Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Col. Holbert (uncredited)
Ora (uncredited)
Greta (uncredited)
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Pvt. Jones (uncredited)
Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)
Pvt. Belmont (uncredited)
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Monk (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleAdvance to the Rear
Status Released
Release Information
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1964-06-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 37m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- War
- Western