Advance to the Rear
5
97 minutes
6/10/1964
Overview
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. 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.
Cast List
Glenn Ford
as Capt. Jared Heath
Stella Stevens
as Martha Lou Williams
Melvyn Douglas
as Col. Claude Brackenbury
Jim Backus
as Gen. Willoughby
Joan Blondell
as Easy Jenny
Andrew Prine
as Pvt. Owen Selous
Jesse Pearson
as Cpl. Silas Geary
Alan Hale Jr.
as Sgt. Beauregard Davis
James Griffith
as Hugo Zattig
Whit Bissell
as Capt. Queeg
Michael Pate
as Thin Elk
Joe Brooks
as Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
Robert Carson
as Col. Holbert (uncredited)
Yvonne Craig
as Ora (uncredited)
Britt Ekland
as Greta (uncredited)
Preston Foster
as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
as Pvt. Jones (uncredited)
Paul Langton
as Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
as Pvt. Belmont (uncredited)
Hal Needham
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
as Monk (uncredited)