Advance to the Rear / Company of Cowards? (1964) DVD5
on March 3rd, 2016 at 14:19
Advance to the Rear is sure to entertain anyone who enjoys comedies that poke fun at Army life. The plot has a Union Cavalry unit of misfits sent on a top-secret mission to the Western territory during the Civil War. What they don't know is that that their "mission" is really to avoid where the real fighting is so they can't inadvertently sabotage a victory for the Union side.
Distinguished veteran actor Melvyn Douglas plays the sourpuss Colonel whose clumsy attempts to lead his inept men are undermined by his underling, Captain Jared Heath (Glenn Ford), the only competent soldier amidst a band of fools. When a beautiful Rebel spy (played by Stella Stevens) joins up with the Yankees and falls for Heath, things get even more complicated and amusing.
DVD5 | NTSC 16:9 | 01:36:50 | 3.72 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English (Dolby AC3, 2 ch)
Subtitles: none
Genre: Comedy, War, Western
Director: George Marshall
Actors: Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Jim Backus, Joan Blondell, Michael Pate
Country: USA