Advance to the Rear (Company of Cowards?) (1964)
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Union Colonel Brackenby (Melvyn Douglas) and his second-in-command, Captain Heath (Glenn Ford), attempt to command a rather inept cavalry unit during the Civil War. General Willoughby (Jim Backus) heads them out West on assignment rather than allowing them to foul things up where it counts. They… More Union Colonel Brackenby (Melvyn Douglas) and his second-in-command, Captain Heath (Glenn Ford), attempt to command a rather inept cavalry unit during the Civil War. General Willoughby (Jim Backus) heads them out West on assignment rather than allowing them to foul things up where it counts. They soon get involved with Martha Lou, a confederate spy (Stella Stevens) posing as a prostitute, and her boss, Jenny (Joan Blondell) as well as a group of renegades and an Indian chief. In spite of their ridiculous slapstick antics, they manage to carry out their mission. This comedy was based on Company of Cowards, a novel by Jack Schaefer. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Marshall
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 1964 Wide
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Cast
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Glenn Ford
as Capt. Jared Heath
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Stella Stevens
as Martha Lou Williams
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Melvyn Douglas
as Col. Claude Brackenby
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Jim Backus
as Gen. Willoughby
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Joan Blondell
as "Easy Jenny"
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Andrew Prine
as Pvt. Owen Selous
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Jesse Pearson
as Corporal Geary
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Sgt. Beauregard Davis
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James Griffith
as Hugo Zattig
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Whit Bissell
as Capt. Queeg
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Michael Pate
as Thin Elk
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Joe Brooks
as Bannerman
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Yvonne Craig
as Ora
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John Day
as Loafer
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Britt Ekland
as Greta
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Peter Ford
as Townsman
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Preston S. Foster
as Gen. Bateman
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Sugar Geise
as Mamie
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Barnaby Hale
as Lieutenant
- Kathryn Hart
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Charles Horvath
as Jones
- Clegg Hoyt
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Paul Langton
as Maj. Forsythe
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Gregg Palmer
as Gambler
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Eddie Quillan
as Smitty
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Chuck Roberson
as Monk
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Harvey Stephens
as Gen. Dunlap
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Bill Troy
as Fulton
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Harlan Warde
as Maj. Hayward
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Robert Carson
as Col. Holbert
- Reginald Denny
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Frank Mitchell
as Belmont
- Paul L. Smith
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Allen Pinson
as Pvt. Long
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Ken Wales
as Lieutenant's Aide
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Sailor Vincent
as Deckhand
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J. Lewis Smith
as Slasher O'Toole
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Towyna Thomas
as Law and Order League
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Richard Adams
as Courier
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Robert Anderson
as Steamer Captain
