Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
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Alan Ladd as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
Leo Genn as Major J. Snow
Susan Stephen as Penny Gardner
Harry Andrews as R.S.M.
Donald Houston as Taffy
Anthony Bushell as General Whiting
Patric Doonan as Flash
Stanley Baker as Breton
Lana Morris as Pinky
Tim Turner as Rupert
Anton Diffring as The Pole
Thomas Heathcote as Alf
Carl Duering as Rossi
John Boxer as Flight Sergeant Box
Harry Locke as Medical Orderly
Michael Balfour as American Sergeant
Guido Lorraine as German Officer
Walter Gotell as German Sentry
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