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Rear Echelon Commandos

On the frontline, the squad receives three new replacements straight from rear echelon duty in England. They are Gainsborough (a scared, overweight cook), Temple (an equally scared ex-ballet dancer), and Crown (a radio announcer whose cocky attitude masks his fear). Saunders reluctantly takes these newcomers on a dangerous recon mission and discovers that his survival depends on the ingenuity of these misfits.

English español
  • Originally Aired October 9, 1962
  • Runtime 47 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 008
  • Network ABC (US)
  • Production Company Selmur Productions
  • Studio ABC Television
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created December 29, 2015 by
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  • Modified November 21, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Gene Levitt Writer (teleplay)
Richard Tregaskis Writer (story)
Robert Blees Producer Producer
Stephen Coit Guest Star Pvt. Joe Gainsborough
Norbert Meisel Guest Star German Corporal (uncredited)
Lou Robb Guest Star German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
John Considine Guest Star Pvt. Wayne Temple Jr.
Arnold Merritt Guest Star Pvt. Jerome Crown
Selig J Seligman Executive Producer Executive Producer
Robert Altman Director