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MOVIES OF AUDIE MURPHY: Summary, credits, and photos of Audie Murphy's movies
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To Hell and Back
Movie #16
1955, Universal International Pictures

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Summary: This is Audie Murphy's story of the achievements of himself and his men in World War II. At the tender age of 12, he becomes the head of the family after his father deserts them during the height of the depression. Audie struggles to keep the family together and to feed them. He manages to do so until his mother's death. Shortly afterwards, the family is split up with the smaller siblings placed in an orphanage. Audie then joins the army at the age of 18 and through the course of the war is decorated for valor nine times thus becoming the most decorated combat soldier in World War II. Audie does one of the bravest acts any soldier ever did during the war. He climbs aboard a burning tank destroyer and single handedly keeps the enemy from advancing on his position. He spends almost an hour on top of the tank destroyer until his ammunition is exhausted. Seconds later after climbing off the tank destroyer, it explodes. For this action, Audie receives the Medal of Honor.
Credits:
Studio ... Universal International Pictures
Released ... 1955
Genre ... War
Length ... 106 minutes
Directed By ... Jesse Hibbs
Written By ... Gil Doud
Audie Murphy (Autobiography)
Produced By ... Aaron Rosenberg
Cinematography By ... Maury Gertsman
Cast:
Audie Murphy ... Audie Murphy
Marshall Thompson ... Johnson
Charles Drake ... Brandon
Jack Kelly ... Kerrigan
Gregg Palmer ... Lieutenant Manning
Paul Picerni ... Valentino
David Jansen ... Lieutenant Lee
Richard Castle ... Kovak
Bruce Cowling ... Captain Marks
Paul Langton ... Colonel Howe
Art Aragon ... Sanchez
Felix Noriego ... Swope
Denver Pyle ... Thompson
Brad Halsey ... Saunders
Susan Kohner ... Maria
Anabel Shaw ... Helen
Mary Field ... Mrs. Murphy
Julian Upton ... Steiner
Gordon Gebert ... Young Audie
Julian Upton ... Steiner
General Walter Bedell Smith ... Himself
Nan Boardman ... Maria's Mother
John Bryant ... Jim
Rand Brooks ... Lieutenant Harris
Alexander Campbell ... Rector
Joey Costaretta ... Vincenzo
Maria Costi ... Julia
Ashley Cowan ... Scottish Soldier
Anthony Garcen ... Lieutenant Burns
Tommy Hart ... Klasky
Edna Holland ... Mrs. Houston
Barbara James ... Cleopatra
Don Kennedy ... Marine Recruiter
Henry Kulky ... Stack
Rankin Mansfield ... Dr. Snyder
Madge Meredith ... Corinne
Mort Mills ... Soldier
John Pickard ... M. P.
Howard Price ... Truck Driver
Didi Ramati ... Carla
Ralph Sanford ... Chief Petty Officer
Howard Wright ... Mr. Houston
Jimmy Baird ... Preston Murphy (uncredited)
Hugh E. Davis ... British soldier(uncredited)
Gina De Bard ... French girl(uncredited)
Bobby Diamond ... Gene Murphy, age 10 (uncredited)
Bruce Frichtl ... Richard Murphy, age 11 (uncredited)
Patty Ann Gerrity ... Beatrice Murphy, age 6 (uncredited)
Karen Green ... Beatrice Murphy, older (uncredited)
Dale Hartleben ... Gene Murphy, older (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy ... Jennings (uncredited)
Vito Jacobellis ... Urchin (uncredited)
Gayle Kellogg ... Air Force sergeant (uncredited)
Andrea Lee ... Nadine Murphy (uncredited)
William Marks ... Bit part (uncredited)
John McIntire ... Narrator (uncredited)
James McLaughlin ... MP (uncredited)
Terry Murphy ... Preston Murphy, age 4 (uncredited)
Tao Porchon ... French girl (uncredited)
Otto Reichow ... German soldier (uncredited)
Gisele Verlaine ... French girl (uncredited)
Joan Vie ... Nadine Murphy, older (uncredited)
Lee Warren ... MP (uncredited)
Lloyd L. Wyatt ... Pierce, tank commander (uncredited)
Other Crew:
Original Music by ... Irving Gertz
William Lava
Henry Mancini
Lou Maury
Costume Design ... Rosemary Odell
Film Editing by ... Edward Curtiss
Sound ... John A. Bolger, Jr.
Leslie I. Carey
Color Consultant ... William Fritzsche
Set Decorator ... John P. Austin
Russell A. Gausman
Art Director ... Robert Clatworthy
Alexander Golitzen
Visual Effects ... Monty Phillips
Jerry Pooler
Brad Reinke
Musical Supervisor ... Joseph Gershenson
Assistant Director ... Tom Shaw
Makeup ... Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist ... Joan St. Oegger
Choreographer ... Kenny Williams
Technical Advisor ... Leonard E. Murray
Michael Paulick
Audie Murphy's US Army formal medals
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