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.

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Cast

George Montgomery

Joe Dawson

Maureen O'Hara

Carolyn Bainbridge

John Sutton

Howard Shelton

Laird Cregar

Maj. Sam Carter

Shepperd Strudwick

Henry Clay

Victor Francen

Florimond Massey

Harry Davenport

Bane

Ward Bond

Sgt. Scully

Douglass Dumbrille

Gen. William Henry Harrison

Ralph Byrd

Maloney

Joe Brown Jr.

Benny Havens

Esther Dale

Mrs. Thompson