Ten Gentlemen from West Point

5.8
  • Genre: WesternDrama
  • Run time: 102 min
  • Premiere: 1942. June 26.

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.

Discover

George Montgomery

Joe Dawson

Maureen O'Hara

Carolyn Bainbridge

John Sutton

Howard Shelton

Laird Cregar

Maj. Sam Carter

Victor Francen

Florimond Massey

Ward Bond

Sgt. Scully

Douglass Dumbrille

Gen. William Henry Harrison

Ralph Byrd

Maloney

Joe Brown Jr.

Benny Havens

David Bacon

Shippen

Esther Dale

Mrs. Thompson

Richard Derr

Chester

Louis Jean Heydt

Jared Danforth

Stanley Andrews

Capt. Sloane

James Flavin

Capt. Luddy

Charles Trowbridge

Senate President

Edwin Maxwell

Sen. John Randolph

Uno

Old Put

Edward Fielding

William Eustis

Noble Johnson

Tecumseh

Eddie Dunn

O'Toole

Frank Ferguson

Alden Brown

Warren Ashe

Orderly (uncredited)

Lane Bradford

Recruit (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Bombardier (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Senator (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian (uncredited)

Max Cole

Cadet (uncredited)

Chick Collins

Lacrosse Player (uncredited)

John Dilson

Senator (uncredited)

William 'Red' Donahue

Minor Role (uncredited)

Blake Edwards

Cadet (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Bombardier (uncredited)

Gene Garrick

Cadet (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Sam (uncredited)

John Hartley

Cadet (uncredited)

Dick Hogan

Cadet (uncredited)

George Holmes

Cadet (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Carpenter (uncredited)

Jack Hyde

Minor Role (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

Senator (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Fort (uncredited)

John Kelly

Bombardier (uncredited)

William Kersen

Cadet (uncredited)

Anthony Marsh

Cadet (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Cadet (uncredited)

John Meredith

Cadet (uncredited)

Tom Neal

Cadet (uncredited)

Stanley Parlan

Cadet (uncredited)

Herbert Patterson

Cadet (uncredited)

Don Peters

Cadet (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi

Cadet (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Senator (uncredited)

Paul Scardon

Senator (uncredited)

James Seay

Courtney (uncredited)

Frank Shannon

Senator (uncredited)

Cap Somers

Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Senator (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

Senator (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Carpenter (uncredited)

John Whitney

Cadet (uncredited)

Dick Winslow

Cadet (uncredited)

Gordon Wynn

Cadet (uncredited)

Art

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Richard Day

Art Direction

Nathan Juran

Art Direction

Camera

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Dolly Tree

Costume Design

Directing

Henry Hathaway

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Cyril J. Mockridge

Original Music Composer

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ben Hecht

Writer

Art

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Richard Day

Art Direction

Nathan Juran

Art Direction

Camera

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Dolly Tree

Costume Design

Directing

Henry Hathaway

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Cyril J. Mockridge

Original Music Composer

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ben Hecht

Writer