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Advance to the Rear: Directed by George Marshall. With Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Jim Backus. When A Union Army outfit of misfits and rejects is sent to the Western territory, Southern spies try to figure out what they're doing there.
Advance to the Rear is a light-hearted 1964 American Western comedy film set in the American Civil War. Directed by George Marshall, and starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas.
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Based on the 1957 novel The Company of Cowards by Jack Schaefer, Advance to the Rear showcases the comedic talents of Glenn Ford and Melvyn Douglas, two actors usually associated with serious dramas.
In 1862, during the American Civil War, a company of Union infantrymen commanded by Colonel Claude Brackenbury receives an order to attack the Confederate positions. There is a mishap and the colonel's horse stampedes toward the rear of the front.
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath (Glenn Ford) and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury (Melvyn...
- Western, Comedy
Jul 15, 2023 · Advance to the Rear (1964) Col. Brackenbury (Melvyn Douglas) and his Union soldiers have found a quiet little spot in the middle of the Civil War. The Confederates fire a few artillery rounds at them every morning; they fire a few back. The generals are happy; casualties are minimal.
Advance to the Rear is a light-hearted 1964 American Western comedy film set in the American Civil War. Directed by George Marshall, and starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas.
The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.
Advance to the Rear. In the war between the blue and the gray, one soldier is yellow! When a cranky Union colonel is labeled a coward after his horse bolts for the rear. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
