SOLDIER IN THE RAIN
A mix of comedy and tragedy as two sergeants plan for civilian life, but one of them dies. Scenes filmed at Fort Ord.
Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen and Tuesday Weld.
Directed by Ralph Nelson. Allied Artists.
FILM Destination: Seaside
THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND
Story about a new recruit in the Army; Scenes filmed at Fort Ord.
Tab Hunter & Natalie Wood
David Butler Films
FRANCIS JOINS THE WACS
Comedy about how a mistake sends Donald O’Connor back into the Army — as a WAC recruit; Scenes filmed at Fort Ord in April 1954, and several WACs from Fort Ord and other Army Posts in Northern California were used as extras.
Donald O’Connor, & Chill Wills
Arthur Lubin and Universal-International Films
TAKE THE HIGH GROUND
Story about a touch sergeant who trains RAW recruits, including the conscripts of the day, for the War in Korea; Scriptwriter Millard Kaufman nominated for an Oscar; Scenes filmed at Fort Ord; Basic training facilities and army personnel were used in the movie.
Richard Widmark, Karl Malden and Elanie Stewart
Richard Brooks, and MGM Films
BREAKTHROUGH
World War II action film about an army unit after D-day; Scenes filmed at Fort Ord, where beaches and inland areas stood in for Normandy and indoor scenes were shot in an orderly room and a barracks; Local national guard tanks were made to look like German tiger tanks; Seaside resident Carney Hartley was a stand-in for Brian Keith.
Frank Lovejoy, John Agar, Brian Keith, & Richard Egan
Lewis Seiler and Warner Bros Films
THE BUGLE SOUNDS
Cavalry picture about an old sergeant discharge for insubordination who wins reinstatement. Scenes filmed at Fort Ord.
Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Marjorie Main.
Directed by Sylvan Simon, with Clyde De Vinna as director of photography. MGM.
