Advance to the Rear
1964 · 97 min
Comedy · War · Western
★ 5.2As 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.
Crew
- Director George Marshall
- Screenplay William Bowers
- Screenplay Samuel A. Peeples
- Director of Photography Milton Krasner
Cast
Glenn Ford
Capt. Jared Heath
Stella Stevens
Martha Lou Williams
Melvyn Douglas
Col. Claude Brackenbury
Jim Backus
Gen. Willoughby
Joan Blondell
Easy Jenny
Andrew Prine
Pvt. Owen Selous
Jesse Pearson
Cpl. Silas Geary
Alan Hale Jr.
Sgt. Beauregard Davis
James Griffith
Hugo Zattig
Whit Bissell
Capt. Queeg
Michael Pate
Thin Elk
Joe Brooks
Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — George Marshall
- Screenplay — William Bowers
- Screenplay — Samuel A. Peeples
- Director of Photography — Milton Krasner
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