Advance to the Rear
12 reviews
Comedy/War
1h 37m
1964
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...
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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.
- DirectorGeorge Marshall
- Release10 June 1964
- Genre
- Duration1h 37m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate12 reviews
- Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast

Glenn Ford
Capt. Jared Heath

Stella Stevens
Martha Lou Williams

Melvyn Douglas
Col. Claude Brackenbury

Jim Backus
Gen. Willoughby

Joan Blondell
Easy Jenny

Andrew Prine
Pvt. Owen Selous

Jesse Pearson
Cpl. Silas Geary

Alan Hale Jr.
Sgt. Beauregard Davis

James Griffith
Hugo Zattig

Whit Bissell
Capt. Queeg

Michael Pate
Thin Elk

Yvonne Craig
Ora (uncredited)

Britt Ekland
Greta (uncredited)

Preston Foster
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)

Paul Langton
Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell
Pvt. Belmont (uncredited)

Hal Needham
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson
Monk (uncredited)
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