WarDrama

The Red Beret

- Alan Ladd at his greatest in this ripcord thriller that rips at your emotions!

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.

Release Date : 1953-08-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warwick Film ProductionsColumbia PicturesWarwick Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Paratrooper

Cast

Character Name : Steve 'Canada' McKendrick

Original Name : Alan Ladd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major J. Snow

Original Name : Leo Genn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Penny Gardner

Original Name : Susan Stephen

Gender : Female

Character Name : R.S.M.

Original Name : Harry Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taffy

Original Name : Donald Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Whiting

Original Name : Anthony Bushell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flash

Original Name : Patric Doonan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Breton

Original Name : Stanley Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pinky

Original Name : Lana Morris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rupert

Original Name : Tim Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Pole

Original Name : Anton Diffring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alf

Original Name : Thomas Heathcote

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rossi

Original Name : Carl Duering

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flight Sergeant Box

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Orderly

Original Name : Harry Locke

Gender : Male

Character Name : American Sergeant

Original Name : Michael Balfour

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Officer

Original Name : Guido Lorraine

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Sentry

Original Name : Walter Gotell

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Maybe not the strongest of vehicles for Alan Ladd, this one. He is serving with the Canadian contingent of the British Army's paratroop regiment and doesn't care much for promotion or authority - he just wants to get the job done. His boss, though "Maj. Snow" (Leo Genn) reckons there is more too it, and after a bit of investigation he discovers that "Canada" has a recently tragic past. A decent cast of British stalwarts try to get the thing going, but the first half hour or so is all just way to slow. A few spats with Stanley Baker's "Breton" tell us most of what we need to now about "Canada" pretty quickly, so we could move on far more sprightly than we do, into the field where, to be fair, it ends quite well as they cleverly fight their way through a minefield. It's watchable, OK - Genn and Ladd do just about enough, but it is pretty forgettable fayre.