Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.
Davis Roberts
- Pvt. Dave McCord
- (as Robert Davis)
Gregg Palmer
- Tank Lieutenant
- (as Palmer Lee)
Douglas Bank
- Mechanic
- (uncredited)
Nan Boardman
- French Peasant Mother
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Dubois -- Antoinette's Father
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaLouis L'Amour's memoir, "Education of a Wandering Man", said that this movie was actually based on his war time anecdotes. He won two Bronze Stars as an officer on the Red Ball Express.
- GoofsThe real Red Ball Express operated two separate roads for traffic (one going to the front and one for returning empty) Two-way traffic on a single road, as shown in the film , never occurred.
- Crazy creditsNo credits besides the title, seven minutes in the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
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Story is semi-biography of Louis L'Amour
The story was inspired by events in Louis L'Amour's life when he served in the European campaign. Louis L'Amour for those who may not know was a prolific writer of Westerns and single-handedly reinvented that literary form.
He told his WWII tales at the Brown Derby on Vine Stree in Hollywood. Louis often met with Cobb who ran the place. They often spoke of American Natives especially the Crow Indians in Wyoming and Montana. In any case, someone overheard Louis's WWII tales and it became this film.
I don't know if Louis L'Amour was ever credited. I don't think so. Much of this author's early life could easily serve as an exciting source of several entertaining and illuminating films.
He told his WWII tales at the Brown Derby on Vine Stree in Hollywood. Louis often met with Cobb who ran the place. They often spoke of American Natives especially the Crow Indians in Wyoming and Montana. In any case, someone overheard Louis's WWII tales and it became this film.
I don't know if Louis L'Amour was ever credited. I don't think so. Much of this author's early life could easily serve as an exciting source of several entertaining and illuminating films.
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- imdb-14406
- Jun 19, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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