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26/06/1942 Western, Drama 1h 42m
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Overview

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In the early 19th Century, Congress appropriated the money to build the school, but opponents who believed it to be an illegitimate expansion of the powers of the federal government decided to sabotage the school. They put the hard-as-nails Major Sam Carter in charge of the academy, and he ruthlessly put the recruits through grueling training -- until only ten prospective soldiers remained. They include Dawson, a patriotic farm boy and Howard Shelton, a selfish playboy who has come to West Point only because of its prestige. The two vie for Carolyn Bainbridge, while they, along with the other eight, try convince Carter that the school is worth keeping.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

  2. Richard Maibaum

    Writer

  3. Ben Hecht

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. George Montgomery

    Joe Dawson

  2. Maureen O'Hara

    Carolyn Bainbridge

  3. John Sutton

    Howard Shelton

  4. Laird Cregar

    Maj. Sam Carter

  5. Shepperd Strudwick

    Henry Clay

  6. Victor Francen

    Florimond Massey

  7. Harry Davenport

    Bane

  8. Ward Bond

    Sgt. Scully

  9. Douglass Dumbrille

    Gen. William Henry Harrison

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-05-17
The choice is quite simple. The US Army can either have it's annual ration of whisky or it can have an academy at West Point. With the votes pretty evenly split, they decide to give the college a chance for a year, under the command of the highly sceptical "Maj. Carter" (Laird Cregar). He's a no-nonsense officer who has little respect for adacdemia in the military and so is fairly disdainful of his group of cadets when he takes up his post. As if his regime wasn't going to be tough enough, two of the would-be soldiers take an instant dislike to each other. "Shelton" (John Sutton) is affianced ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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