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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.
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- Comedy, War, Western
- George Marshall
- 1964-04-10
Box office. $1,100,000 (US/ Canada) [1] 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 film is based on the 1957 novel Company of Cowards by Jack Schaefer, whose inspiration was an article by ...
- June 10, 1964
Union Captain Heath (Glenn Ford) is upbraided by his superior, by-the-book career officer and General Brackenby (Melvyn Douglas), for rocking the boat by taking prisoners, when fighting ensues, and he has a further chat with his goofy Sergeant Davis (Alan Hale Jr.), early in the MGM Civil War comedy Advance To The Rear, 1964.
- George Marshall, Jack Barry, William Mcgarry
- Glenn Ford
A comedy film about a Civil War captain who tries to avoid the war by retreating to the rear. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this movie.
Summaries. 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. 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.
Jul 15, 2023 · A Union captain (Glenn Ford) leads a company of misfits to guard a gold shipment from Confederate spies and Indians in this lighthearted film. Read the plot summary, cast, memorable lines and see photos of this charming little comedy Western.
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath (Glenn Ford) and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury (Melvyn Douglas), are reassigned...
- Western, Comedy
