Ten Gentlemen from West Point

5.8 / 10

(5 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Western,

Drama

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

1942

Director:

Henry Hathaway

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Company:

20th Century Fox

Cast:
George Montgomery

Joe Dawson

Maureen O'Hara

Carolyn Bainbridge

John Sutton

Howard Shelton

Laird Cregar

Maj. Sam Carter

Shepperd Strudwick

Henry Clay

Crew:
Henry Hathaway

Director

Richard Maibaum

Writer

William Perlberg

Producer

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

James B. Clark

Editor