"Memorial Day-Week Movie Marathon" starts Thursday May 23rd. I will be uploading more than a dozen military movies between May 23rd & ending on Memorial Day, Monday May 27th.
Lt. Hanley acquires intelligence which could save hundreds of lives, but his plane is shot down speeding back to HQ. The bridge Hanley re-conned is much more heavily defended than U.S. Army Intelligence suspected. The old single engine monoplane will be tough to repair, especially with Brannigan the pilot, a daredevil stunt flyer, having a busted leg. But the odds of Hanley slicing through 20 miles of Boche occupied countryside alone on foot are bad too.
Guest star: Keenan Wynn - was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and, though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in most of his film and television roles.
For more Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Wynn
I noticed something rare in a TV show in Combat series. The two main stars Rick Jason & Vic Morrow - "Shared Top Billing". In some episodes you will see Rick Jason introduced first & then Morrow. Then in other episodes you will see Vic Morrow introduced first & then Jason. I think this small group of unique core actors is why this series ran for 5 years & is still popular.
The show did use a number of US military advisors to help make the show as real as they could. The budget for the first 4 years while the show was black & white was - $127,500. per episode & $183,000. the last year when they did the episodes in color. German equipment that survived WWII was scarce. So they had to substitute American vehicles at times with German markings on them. Combat reminds me of a TV series like the HBO - Band of Brothers.
That is a one week/episode paycheck to many stars today! The guess star list is REALLY BIG. Almost every star of the day was on Combat or wanted to be on Combat.
Sgt. Saunders Marine corp looking helmet - Explained: Morrow's character often displays what appears to be a USMC cover on his helmet; it is actually a scrap from a camouflage parachute used in the D-Day invasion. Go down to (Military Connection) on the below page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat!_(TV_series)
Set back, get your favorite beverage & enjoy the show.
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