Suicide Battalion
Encyclopedia
Suicide Battalion is a 1958 World War II film starring Mike Connors
and John Ashley
who made the film while on leave from the US Army. It was remade for television by Larry Buchanan
as Hell Raiders, which was the original working title
of the film.American International Pictures
originally released it as a double feature
with Jet Attack.
Mike Connors
Mike Connors is an American actor best known for playing detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series, Mannix. Before that, he had played a crime-fighting investigator, wielding a .38 handgun hidden in his back, in another CBS series, Tightrope.-Early life:Connors was born Krekor Ohanian in...
and John Ashley
John Ashley
John Ashley may refer to:*John Ashley *John Ashley *John Ashley *John Ashley *John Ashley *John James Ashley , organist...
who made the film while on leave from the US Army. It was remade for television by Larry Buchanan
Larry Buchanan
Larry Buchanan was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a "schlockmeister". Many of his titles have landed on "worst movie" lists, but all at least broke even and many made a profit.Buchanan was born in Mexia, Texas. He was orphaned as a baby, and was raised in Dallas in...
as Hell Raiders, which was the original working title
Working title
A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
of the film.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...
originally 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 Jet Attack.
Plot
This story takes place during World War II in the Philippines. A group of American soldiers are recruited for a dangerous mission to destroy an enemy base and keep strategic documents out of the reach of the invading Japanese army.Cast
- Mike ConnorsMike ConnorsMike Connors is an American actor best known for playing detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series, Mannix. Before that, he had played a crime-fighting investigator, wielding a .38 handgun hidden in his back, in another CBS series, Tightrope.-Early life:Connors was born Krekor Ohanian in...
as Major Matt McCormack - John AshleyJohn Ashley (actor)John Ashley was an actor who appeared in many films, most notably the American International Pictures' "Beach Party" films...
as Pvt. Tommy Novello - Jewell Lain as Elizabeth Ann Mason
- Russ Bender as Sgt. Harry Donovan
- Bing RussellBing RussellBing Russell was an American actor and baseball club owner, and was the father of Golden Globe-nominated actor Kurt Russell.-Personal life:...
as Lt. Chet Hall - Scott PetersScott PetersScott Peters may refer to:* Scott Peters , stage, screen writer and director* Scott Peters , offensive lineman for the Arizona Cardinals* Scott Peters , actor from Gunsmoke and other television shows...
as Pvt. Wally Zagorsky - Walter Maslow as Pvt. Marty Green
- John McNamara as Colonel Craig
- Clifford Kawada asColonel Hiosho
- Bob Tetrick as Pvt Bill
- Marjorie Stapp as Beverly
- Jan Englund as Annette
- Isabel Cooley as Julie
- Hilo HattieHilo HattieHilo Hattie was born Clarissa "Clara" Haili in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian of 100% Native Hawaiian ancestry.-Early life and career:...
as Mama Lily - Sammee TongSammee TongSammee Tong was an American film and television character actor.He appeared in more than thirty films and some forty television programs between 1935 and 1965. He first appeared in an uncredited role as a waiter in Charlie Chan in Shanghai , and later as Cheela, the houseboy, in Think Fast, Mr....
as Papa Lily - Art GilmoreArt GilmoreArthur Wells "Art" Gilmore was an American voice actor and announcer whose voice has been heard in radio and television programs, movies, trailers, advertising promotions and documentary films.-Biography:...
as Captain Hendry - Jackie JosephJackie JosephJackie Joseph is an American character actress, voice artist, and writer known for portraying the film characters of: Audrey Fulquard in the original The Little Shop of Horrors, Sheila Futterman in both Gremlins films, and the voice of Melody in the animated television series Josie and the...
as Cho-Cho