Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Name: Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Director: Henry Hathaway
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1942-06-26
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara, John Sutton, Laird Cregar, Shepperd Strudwick

Directed by Henry Hathaway

Western

Drama

19421h 42m5.8

Overview

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.