The Red Beret (aka Paratrooper) (1953)

Set in 1940 England, an American (Alan Ladd) volunteers for the British Parachute Regiment training facility as a paratrooper. He guards a secret about his military past and reveals it only to a pretty parachute rigger (Susan Stephen). Based on the book by Hilary Saint George Saunders and directed by Terence Young (FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE). An incredibly dull war movie that you can pay only half attention to and still not miss out on anything. Unhappy with the way his career was going in Hollywood, Ladd signed a three picture deal with a new British film company Warwick Films and this was the first out of the gate. Ladd's character has a huge chip on his shoulder and it's extremely hard to warm up to him. Unless you're a hard line Alan Ladd fan, you can safely pass on it. Retitled PARATROOPER for its U.S. release. With Leo Genn, Stanley Baker, Harry Andrews and Anton Diffring.