Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Adventure, Drama
- 26 Jun 1942 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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George Montgomery | ... |
Joe Dawson
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Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Carolyn Bainbridge
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John Sutton | ... |
Howard Shelton
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Laird Cregar | ... |
Maj. Sam Carter
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Shepperd Strudwick | ... |
Henry Clay
(as John Shepperd)
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Victor Francen | ... |
Florimond Massey
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Harry Davenport | ... |
Bane
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Ward Bond | ... |
Sgt. Scully
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Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
Gen. William Henry Harrison
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Ralph Byrd | ... |
Maloney
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Joe Brown Jr. | ... |
Benny Havens
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David Bacon | ... |
Shippen
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Esther Dale | ... |
Mrs. Thompson
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Richard Derr | ... |
Chester
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Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Jared Danforth
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Stanley Andrews | ... |
Capt. Sloane
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James Flavin | ... |
Capt. Luddy
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Edna Mae Jones | ... |
Letty
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Senate president
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Tully Marshall | ... |
Grandpa
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Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Sen. John Randolph
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Uno | ... |
Old Put (dog)
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Edward Fielding | ... |
William Eustis
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Morris Ankrum | ... |
Wood
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Selmer Jackson | ... |
Sersen
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Noble Johnson | ... |
Tecumseh
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Eddie Dunn | ... |
O'Toole
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Frank Ferguson | ... |
Alden Brown
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Warren Ashe | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Lane Bradford | ... |
Recruit (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler | ... |
Bombardier (uncredited)
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Davison Clark | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Ruth Clifford | ... |
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
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Iron Eyes Cody | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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Max Cole | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Chick Collins | ... |
Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
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John Dilson | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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William 'Red' Donahue | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Blake Edwards | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Edward Gargan | ... |
Bombardier (uncredited)
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Gene Garrick | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Jesse Graves | ... |
Sam (uncredited)
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John Hartley | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Dick Hogan | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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George Holmes | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Olin Howland | ... |
Carpenter (uncredited)
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Jack Hyde | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Boyd Irwin | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy in Fort (uncredited)
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John Kelly | ... |
Bombardier (uncredited)
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William Kersen | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Anthony Marsh | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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John Meredith | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Tom Neal | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Stanley Parlan | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Herbert Patterson | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Don Peters | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Gene Rizzi | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Henry Roquemore | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Paul Scardon | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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James Seay | ... |
Courtney (uncredited)
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Frank Shannon | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
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Carl Stockdale | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Harry Stubbs | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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Harry Tyler | ... |
Carpenter (uncredited)
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John Whitney | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Dick Winslow | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Gordon Wynn | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Hathaway |
Written by
Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
Talbot Jennings | ... | () (uncredited) |
Richard Maibaum | ... | () |
George Seaton | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Malvin Wald | ... | (story) |
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
William Perlberg | ... | producer |
Music by
Alfred Newman | ||
David Buttolph | ... | (uncredited) |
Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
James B. Clark |
Art Direction by
Richard Day | ||
Nathan Juran |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little |
Costume Design by
Dolly Tree |
Makeup Department
Guy Pearce | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert D. Webb | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
E. Clayton Ward | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Louis J. Witte | ... | mechanical effects chief (uncredited) |
Stunts
Chick Collins | ... | stunts |
John Hudkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 6189)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Among those who are fighting to have Congress re-establish the military academy at West Point in the beginning of the nineteenth century is a young Washington socialite, Carolyn Bainbridge. Congress resolves to revive the Academy on a one-year trial basis. Major Sam Carter, a martinet who doesn't believe a college can produce real fighting men, is made the Commandant, and determines to make soldiers - or failures - out of the small band of cadets, by enforcing stringent disciplinary action. Among the cadets are Howard Shelton, Carolyn's fiancée, and Dawson, a Kentucky frontiersman. There is bad blood between the two from the start, and matters are worsened when Dawson falls in love with Carolyn. Many of the cadets resign, under the discouraging conditions and grueling punishment that is part of Carter's plan to make the school hard and the exercises difficult, and the number of cadets left is down to ten. Word arrives that the Indian chief Tecumseh has gone on the warpath, and Carter is ordered to take part in quelling the rebellion, and to include the cadets along with the regular Bombadiers. Shelton, on patrol, is shot at by an Indian, and hot-headedly leaves his post in pursuit. Dawson leaves to bring him back followed by Major Carter who is captured by the Indians. Using tactics learned at West Point, the small band of cadets attack and demoralize the much larger Indian force, and succeed in rescuing Carter, and Dawson is wounded. Carter is grateful for the actions taken by the band, but says that Shelton and Dawson cannot remain as cadets since they had violated the rules by leaving their posts, and would be a bad precedent for future cadets. Carolyn has come to the Point to marry the unsuspecting Dawson, who thought she loved Shelton.
Written by Les Adams |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Film acting debut of Blake Edwards. See more » |
Goofs | When Laird Cregar's character is freed, he seems to have suffered no cramps, etc., from having been tied up so long. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1960). See more » |
Soundtracks | West Point March See more » |
Quotes |
Carolyn Bainbridge:
Mr. Scully, How long will the cadets be finish? Sgt. Scully: Say what going on here [looking at the picnic] Mrs. Thompson: Keep your dirty paws off that Carolyn Bainbridge: We're waiting for the cadets Mr Scully don't you think they drill enough Sgt. Scully: Oh your waiting for the cadets Carolyn Bainbridge: Yes you see it Mr. Shelton's birthday and this is little surprise Sgt. Scully: O'Toole you take these two ladies to the major Mrs. Thompson: [why they try to take them away] You just try and you get a surprise yourself Carolyn Bainbridge: Keep your hands off me you going to wish you were never born when I get through with you. See more » |