Set just before Pearl Harbor, "Parachute Battalion" follows three new recruits—Bill Burke, the colonel's estranged son; football hero Donald Morse; and hillbilly Jeff Hollis—as they enlist in the paratroopers. Their rigorous training at Fort Benning, Georgia, is depicted in a semi-documentary style that highlights both the challenges of military life and the personal dramas they face, including a romantic rivalry between Bill and Don over the sergeant's daughter. Cast: - Robert Preston as Donald Morse - Nancy Kelly as Kit Richards - Edmond O'Brien as Bill Burke - Harry Carey as Bill Richards - Buddy Ebsen as Jeff Hollis - Paul Kelly as Tex - Richard Cromwell as Spence - Robert Barrat as Col. Burke - Edward Fielding as Chief of Infantry - Erville Alderson as Pa Hollis - Selmer Jackson as Thomas Morse - Grant Withers as Captain Runtime: 75 minutes