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