Paratroop Command
Kids Living to the Deadly Thrill of Jump and Kill!
1959 · 1h 11m
Drama, War
Directed by
William Witney
Overview
Charlie becomes a paratrooper, but, while serving in North Africa, he mistakenly kills one of his fellow U.S. soldiers, who is masquerading as a Nazi in order to wipe out a nest of the enemy. Shunned by his fellow soldiers, including his childhood friend Ace, Charlie is forced to prove himself when it is left up to him to transport a generator across an open road in full view of Nazi attackers.
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