Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

102 mins | Drama, Western | June 26, 1942

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.

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

102 mins | Drama, Western | June 26, 1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Directors Henry Hathaway
Writers Richard Maibaum, Ben Hecht

Cast

George Montgomery

as Joe Dawson

Maureen O'Hara

as Carolyn Bainbridge

John Sutton

as Howard Shelton

Laird Cregar

as Maj. Sam Carter

Shepperd Strudwick

as Henry Clay

Victor Francen

as Florimond Massey

Harry Davenport

as Bane

Ward Bond

as Sgt. Scully

Douglass Dumbrille

as Gen. William Henry Harrison

Ralph Byrd

as Maloney

Joe Brown Jr.

as Benny Havens

David Bacon

as Shippen

Esther Dale

as Mrs. Thompson

Richard Derr

as Chester

Louis Jean Heydt

as Jared Danforth

Stanley Andrews

as Capt. Sloane

James Flavin

as Capt. Luddy

Edna Mae Jones

as Letty

Charles Trowbridge

as Senate President

Tully Marshall

as Grandpa

Edwin Maxwell

as Sen. John Randolph

Uno

as Old Put

Edward Fielding

as William Eustis

Morris Ankrum

as Wood

Selmer Jackson

as Sersen

Noble Johnson

as Tecumseh

Eddie Dunn

as O'Toole

Frank Ferguson

as Alden Brown

Warren Ashe

as Orderly (uncredited)

Lane Bradford

as Recruit (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Bombardier (uncredited)

Davison Clark

as Senator (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody

as Indian (uncredited)

Max Cole

as Cadet (uncredited)

Chick Collins

as Lacrosse Player (uncredited)

John Dilson

as Senator (uncredited)

William 'Red' Donahue

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Blake Edwards

as Cadet (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as Bombardier (uncredited)

Gene Garrick

as Cadet (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

as Sam (uncredited)

John Hartley

as Cadet (uncredited)

Dick Hogan

as Cadet (uncredited)

George Holmes

as Cadet (uncredited)

Olin Howland

as Carpenter (uncredited)

Jack Hyde

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Senator (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

as Boy in Fort (uncredited)

John Kelly

as Bombardier (uncredited)

William Kersen

as Cadet (uncredited)

Anthony Marsh

as Cadet (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

as Cadet (uncredited)

John Meredith

as Cadet (uncredited)

Tom Neal

as Cadet (uncredited)

Stanley Parlan

as Cadet (uncredited)

Herbert Patterson

as Cadet (uncredited)

Don Peters

as Cadet (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi

as Cadet (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

as Senator (uncredited)

Paul Scardon

as Senator (uncredited)

James Seay

as Courtney (uncredited)

Frank Shannon

as Senator (uncredited)

Cap Somers

as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

as Senator (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

as Senator (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

as Carpenter (uncredited)

John Whitney

as Cadet (uncredited)

Dick Winslow

as Cadet (uncredited)

Gordon Wynn

as Cadet (uncredited)