Sergeant Murphy Savage impersonates a dead general in order to inspire the demoralized troops in fighting their way out of Nazi encirclement.Sergeant Murphy Savage impersonates a dead general in order to inspire the demoralized troops in fighting their way out of Nazi encirclement.Sergeant Murphy Savage impersonates a dead general in order to inspire the demoralized troops in fighting their way out of Nazi encirclement.
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- 1 nomination
William Barker
- German #1
- (uncredited)
Paul Busch
- German Tank Commander
- (uncredited)
Barry Cahill
- Jeep Driver
- (uncredited)
Bob Dennis
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Joe Di Reda
- Soldier #2
- (uncredited)
Frank Francesco
- Straggler #2
- (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
- Soldier #4
- (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry
- Tank Commander #1
- (uncredited)
Lester Hoyle
- German Machine Gunner
- (uncredited)
Morgan Jones
- Medic
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe American tanks in this film are M47 Patton tanks. They were produced post war.
- GoofsThe last German soldier from the observation post who fires on "General Savage". Is firing an M-1 Garand rifle. German soldiers carried the Karabiner 98k, a bolt action rifle. It's highly unlikely that a German soldier would pick up an American rifle; ammunition would be hard to come by.
- Quotes
Cpl. Chan Derby: Funny time to take a bath - don't she know there's a war going on?
MSgt. Murphy Savage: That girl is French - they're great believers that life must go on.
- ConnectionsReferenced in L'imitation du cinéma (1960)
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glenn ford in light-ish battle story
When the general is knocked off, master sergeant murphy (ford) puts on the general's helmet and takes command. But there are many obstacles... that's an arrestable offense, and one of his old enemies could recognize him at any time. And of course, his old nemesis is trying to steal a girl from him. To top it all off, there are german soldiers all around them. With german tanks coming towards their position. It's fun, in spite of the serious subject; ten years had gone by since the end of ww two, and we're caught up in the light story line as much as the military action going on. Red buttons is here as the sidekick. It's okay, if you overlook a few things. Directed by george marshall, who did some great comedies. Which probably explains why he was chosen to direct this, as it is more of a light comedy than a serious war drama. Even the director and writer have military-ish names: marshall and chamberlain. Entertaining.
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- $944,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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