Hell Squad (1958 film)
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Hell Squad is a 1958 American
film produced, written and directed by Burt Topper
in his motion picture debut. Filmed in Indio, California
in 1957, the film was originally titled The Ground They Walk but was retitled upon being picked up by American International Pictures
who released it as a double feature
with the Korean War
film Tank Battalion
. It cost Topper $11,500 to make.
During World War II
, five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia
; they cannot use the radio as Germans would listen in on them. One man survives the ordeal and finds a German soldier with a map revealing mine placements; the American and the German trade the map for water, and the German tries to double cross the American.
United States
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film produced, written and directed by Burt Topper
Burt Topper
Burt Topper was an American film director and screenwriter best known for cult films aimed at teenagers.Born in Coney Island, New York, Topper moved to Los Angeles at the age of 8, and served in the United States Navy during World War II...
in his motion picture debut. Filmed in Indio, California
Indio, California
Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
in 1957, the film was originally titled The Ground They Walk but was retitled upon being picked up by American International Pictures
American International Pictures
American International Pictures was a film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer...
who released it as a double feature
Double feature
The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.The double feature, also known as...
with the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
film Tank Battalion
Tank Battalion (film)
Tank Battalion is a 1958 War film directed by Sherman A. Rose, starring Don Kelly, Leslie Parrish and Edward G. Robinson Jr. Four men in their tank, during the Korean War in 1951, find themselves behind enemy lines.-Cast:* Don Kelly as Sgt. Brad Dunne...
. It cost Topper $11,500 to make.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
; they cannot use the radio as Germans would listen in on them. One man survives the ordeal and finds a German soldier with a map revealing mine placements; the American and the German trade the map for water, and the German tries to double cross the American.