Tank Commando

Tank Commando
Tank Commando
	Film poster by Albert Kallis
Directed by	Burt Topper
Written by	Burt Topper
Produced by	Burt Topper
Music by	Ronald Stein
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	1959;
Country	United States
Language	English

Tank Commando is a 1959 American war film produced, directed and written by Burt Topper. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Operation Dames.

Premise

During the Italian campaign, the United States Army sends out a demolition team to discover how the Germans are reinforcing their positions. The team is led to its destination by an Italian boy.

Cast

Donato Farretta ... Diano
Robert Barron ... Lt. Jim Blaine
Maggie Lawrence ... Jean, the nurse
Wally Campo ... Pvt. Sonny Lazzotti
Jack B. Sowards ... Pvt. Todd
Leo V. Matranga ... Shorty
Anthony Rich ... Sands, a soldier
Larry Hudson ... Capt. Praxton
Maria Monay ... Italian Woman
Carmen D'Antonio ... Teresa (segment "Tessie")
David Addis ... Clifton, a soldier
Russ Prescott ... Taylor, a soldier
Freddie Roberto ... captured Italian traitor
Jerry Lear ... Bartender
Fred Gavlin ... German soldier
Joan Connors ... prostitute
Larry Shuttleworth ... a Sergeant
Lee Redman ... a G.I.

Uncredited

Norberto Kerner ... German soldier
Dan Pelter ... Stritch

Production

Co-Producer ... Samuel Z Arkoff
Co-Producer ... James H Nicholson
Writer, Director and Producer ... Burt Topper
Musical Director ... Ronald Stein
Cinematography ... John M Nikolaus Jr.
Film Editor ... Asa Boyd Clark
Art Director ... Daniel Haller
Makeup Artist ... Bob Mark
Production Manager ... Willard Kirkham
Second Unit and Assistant Director ... Richard M Rubin
Sound Mixer ... Al Overton
Sound Effects ... Josef von Stroheim -
Electrician ... Lee Cannon
Head Grip ... Charles Hannawalt
Cameraman ... Kay Norton
Wardrobe ... Gene Martin
Supervising Film Editor ... Ronald Sinclair
Assistant Editor ... Paul Wittenberg
Musical Lyrics ... Ronald Stein
Script Supervisor ... Joe Franklin
Dialogue Director ... Don Laffer

References

↑ Stinson, Charles. (Feb 27, 1959). "New War Bill Teamed on Many Local Screens". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.

External links

Tank Commando at IMDb
Review of film at Variety

This article about a film on World War II is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] Stinson, Charles. (Feb 27, 1959). "New War Bill Teamed on Many Local Screens". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.

v t e The films of Burt Topper
As director	Hell Squad (1958) Tank Commando (1959) Diary of a High School Bride (1959) War Is Hell (1963) The Strangler (1964) The Devil's 8 (1969) The Hard Ride (1971) Soul Hustler (1976)
As producer only	Space Probe Taurus (1965) Fireball 500 (1966) Thunder Alley (1967) Devil's Angels (1967) Wild in the Streets (1968) C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)