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Red Ball Express (1952)

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Release Date: Aug 29, 1952 Wide

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Red Ball Express deals with the little-known activities of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps during WW II. It so happened that many of the Corps' most courageous drivers were black men, who otherwise would have been denied an opportunity for combat duty. Sidney Poitier plays Corporal Andrew Robinson, who resents his second-class-citizen status and chafes at the orders issued by his white commanding officer Lt. Chick Campbell (Jeff Chandler). Meanwhile, Campbell has his own cross to bear in the

PG, 1 hr. 23 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

John Michael Hayes

May 14, 1996

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