Ten Gentlemen from West Point (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.
Director: Henry Hathaway
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George Montgomery as Joe Dawson |
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Maureen O'Hara as Carolyn Bainbridge |
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John Sutton as Howard Shelton |
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Laird Cregar as Maj. Sam Carter |
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Shepperd Strudwick as Henry Clay |
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Victor Francen as Florimond Massey |
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Harry Davenport as Bane |
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Ward Bond as Sgt. Scully |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Gen. William Henry Harrison |
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Ralph Byrd as Maloney |
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Joe Brown Jr. as Benny Havens |
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David Bacon as Shippen |
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Esther Dale as Mrs. Thompson |
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Richard Derr as Chester |
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Louis Jean Heydt as Jared Danforth |
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Stanley Andrews as Capt. Sloane |
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James Flavin as Capt. Luddy |
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Edna Mae Jones as Letty |
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Charles Trowbridge as Senate President |
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Tully Marshall as Grandpa |
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Edwin Maxwell as Sen. John Randolph |
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Uno as Old Put |
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Edward Fielding as William Eustis |
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Morris Ankrum as Wood |
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Selmer Jackson as Sersen |
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Noble Johnson as Tecumseh |
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Eddie Dunn as O'Toole |
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Frank Ferguson as Alden Brown |
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Warren Ashe as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Lane Bradford as Recruit (uncredited) |
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Eddy Chandler as Bombardier (uncredited) |
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Davison Clark as Senator (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Graduation Spectator (uncredited) |
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Iron Eyes Cody as Indian (uncredited) |
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Max Cole as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Chick Collins as Lacrosse Player (uncredited) |
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John Dilson as Senator (uncredited) |
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William 'Red' Donahue as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Blake Edwards as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited) |
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Edward Gargan as Bombardier (uncredited) |
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Gene Garrick as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves as Sam (uncredited) |
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John Hartley as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Dick Hogan as Cadet (uncredited) |
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George Holmes as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Olin Howland as Carpenter (uncredited) |
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Jack Hyde as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Boyd Irwin as Senator (uncredited) |
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Payne B. Johnson as Boy in Fort (uncredited) |
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John Kelly as Bombardier (uncredited) |
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William Kersen as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Anthony Marsh as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Cadet (uncredited) |
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John Meredith as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Tom Neal as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Stanley Parlan as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Herbert Patterson as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Don Peters as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Gene Rizzi as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Henry Roquemore as Senator (uncredited) |
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Paul Scardon as Senator (uncredited) |
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James Seay as Courtney (uncredited) |
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Frank Shannon as Senator (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Graduation Spectator (uncredited) |
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Carl Stockdale as Senator (uncredited) |
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Harry Stubbs as Senator (uncredited) |
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Harry Tyler as Carpenter (uncredited) |
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John Whitney as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Dick Winslow as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Gordon Wynn as Cadet (uncredited) |
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Jack Hyde as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Richard Maibaum | Writer |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Nathan Juran | Art Direction |
| Production | William Perlberg | Producer |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dolly Tree | Costume Design |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Writer |
