Western Drama
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.
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Ben Hecht, Richard Maibaum
Edward Fielding
William Eustis
Tully Marshall
Grandpa
Edwin Maxwell
Sen. John Randolph
Ward Bond
Sgt. Scully
Maureen O'Hara
Carolyn Bainbridge
Frank Ferguson
Alden Brown
Charles Trowbridge
Senate President
Richard Derr
Chester
Bess Flowers
Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
George Montgomery
Joe Dawson
Morris Ankrum
Wood
Noble Johnson
Tecumseh
Douglass Dumbrille
Gen. William Henry Harrison
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Cadet (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Carpenter (uncredited)
Lane Bradford
Recruit (uncredited)
James Seay
Courtney (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Capt. Sloane
Esther Dale
Mrs. Thompson
Cap Somers
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Jared Danforth
Tom Neal
Cadet (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Bombardier (uncredited)
John Sutton
Howard Shelton
George Holmes
Cadet (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Laird Cregar
Maj. Sam Carter
Harry Davenport
Bane
Selmer Jackson
Sersen
Edward Gargan
Bombardier (uncredited)
Shepperd Strudwick
Henry Clay
Harry Tyler
Carpenter (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Senator (uncredited)
James Flavin
Capt. Luddy
Ralph Byrd
Maloney
Victor Francen
Florimond Massey
Dick Hogan
Cadet (uncredited)
John Hartley
Cadet (uncredited)
Gene Garrick
Cadet (uncredited)
John Kelly
Bombardier (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Senator (uncredited)
John Whitney
Cadet (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Orderly (uncredited)
Paul Scardon
Senator (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
Cadet (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Senator (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Senator (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Sam (uncredited)
John Dilson
Senator (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
O'Toole
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Cadet (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Senator (uncredited)
Anthony Marsh
Cadet (uncredited)
Joe Brown Jr.
Benny Havens
David Bacon
Shippen
Edna Mae Jones
Letty
Uno
Old Put
Max Cole
Cadet (uncredited)
Chick Collins
Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
William 'Red' Donahue
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Hyde
Minor Role (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy in Fort (uncredited)
William Kersen
Cadet (uncredited)
John Meredith
Cadet (uncredited)
Stanley Parlan
Cadet (uncredited)
Herbert Patterson
Cadet (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Senator (uncredited)
Gordon Wynn
Cadet (uncredited)

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