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The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 2, 2002
Director
Writer
Producer
Studio
Rota Productions, Columbia Pictures
Keywords
love at first sight
cadet
irish-american
immigrant
marching band
military life
west point
mentor protégé relationship
military academy
life during wartime
irish immigrant
army cadet
spanning generations
boy meets girl
exemplary officer
heritage
inspirational
military tradition
leadership
soldiers assemble
lifelong friendship
on location
Quotes
See all →Tradition vs. Reality in American Society
State Governor
You work here, Pops?
Martin Maher
I do, sir.
State Governor
Did it ever occur to you as an American citizen with a vote that a place can be so overgrown with tradition that it loses touch with reality?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Urgent Retirement Concerns After Fifty Years
President of the United States
Good to see you, Marty. What's this all about?
LTG Charles Dotson
Marty says his business is pretty urgent, Mr. President.
Martin Maher
Urgent, sir? It couldn't be more urgent. They've been counting their fingers, sir, and they find I'm over 70. They want to retire me! After fifty years, the ungrateful... So I got Chuck- I mean General Dotson to fix it for me to see you, sir.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →T
Tyrone Power
Martin Maher
M
Maureen O'Hara
Mary O'Donnell
R
Robert Francis
James Sundstrom Jr.
D
Donald Crisp
Old Martin
W
Ward Bond
Captain Herman Kohler
B
Betsy Palmer
Kitty Carter
P
Philip Carey
Chuck Dotson
W
William Leslie
James "Red" Sundstrom
H
Harry Carey Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
P
Patrick Wayne
Abner "Cherub" Overton
S
Sean McClory
Dinny Maher
P
Peter Graves
Corporal Rudolph Heinz
M
Milburn Stone
Captain John J. Pershing
E
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Mrs. Koehler
W
Willis Bouchey
Major Thomas
K
Ken Curtis
Specialty (uncredited)
T
Tom Hennesy
Cadet Dotson (uncredited)
M
Martin Milner
Jim O'Carberry (uncredited)
M
Mickey Simpson
Policeman (uncredited)
H
Harry Tenbrook
Waiter (uncredited)
