James cagney in one of his best roles from the movie the west point story go out and rent or buy this movie, its great. To advance to brigade commander player must be promoted in grade from plebe to 1st classman by the achievement of scholastic points, and be promoted in rank from corporal to brigade commander by accumulation of points and use of. Online payment services city of west point, georgia. The west point story 1950 the name west point calls up images of great leaders. Charles rhodes, a classmate of youngs, formed an initial impression of the black cadet as a rather awkward, overgrown lad, largeboned and robust in physique. Night at the movies 1950 short subjects, including a vintage newsreel of. If only to show todays movie fans the quality of talent that was around during the 1950s forget the story,and enjoy the musical numbers. The west point story also known as fine and dandy is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by roy del ruth and starring james cagney, virginia mayo and doris day. Names and dates were altered in order to protect the privacy of the real people portrayed, however. In addition to the rent, a separate check payable to the city of west point for a damage andor cleanup deposit equal to the amount of the total rent listed in. Rent, buy or watch the west point story movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser.
Although the movie runs almost 45 minutes before doris day makes her first appearance, she is given the opportunity to shine and her star quality is evident in. Four decade5 of service to country usma class of 1950. So as the army marked the retirement of bill ward, the west point class of 1950 could look back with pride on four decades of uniformed service to our country. The third of three doris day films released by warner brothers in 1950, the west point story provided an opportunity for her to be featured with two of the studios most. The west point story, a 195658 television drama series about the united states military academy. West point recruiting film from when i was a cadet john. West point recruiting film from when i was a cadet. West point, produced with the full cooperation of the united states department of defense and the united states military academy, was based on actual files documenting many of the reallife dramatic occurrences at west point over the years. The west point story is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by roy del ruth and starring james cagney, virginia mayo and doris day. Cagney plays outofwork director elwin bix bixby, who reluctantly accepts a job from producer harry eberhart roland winters. Cursed with a dumb screenplay, clutzy direction, far too many stock shots of west point and pretty sloppy rear screen projections, west point story just doesnt make it. Welcome to the official facebook page of the west point department of history. The west point story is a 1950 english film stars james cagney, roy del ruth, john monks jr.
Military academy at west points mission is to educate, train, and inspire the corps of cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty, honor, country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the united states army. Rent the west point story 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd. The west point story, produced with the full cooperation of the united states department of defense and the united states military academy, was said to be based on actual files documenting many of the reallife dramatic occurrences at west point over the years. Download the west point story 1950 torrent or any other torrent from category. We took the one hour tour, and were very pleased with our tour guide ed. The third of three doris day films released by warner brothers in 1950, the west point story provided an opportunity for her to be featured with two of the studios most popular stars, virginia mayo and james cagney. Cagney plays outofwork director elwin bix bixby, who reluctantly accepts a job from producer harry eberhart roland winters to stage a show at west point written by harrys nephew tom fletcher gordon macrae. Buy the west point story 1950 from amazons movies store. The west point story 1950 the west point story 1950. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Young turned twenty years old during his first year at the united states military academy.
West point article about west point by the free dictionary. James cagney the west point story 1950 warner photo by mac julian. If you are a military brat and you were raised on spit shine and brasso, then you will love this film. Released 1950, the west point story stars james cagney, virginia mayo, doris day, gordon macrae the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. He was extremely knowledgeable of west point and its history. Rent, buy or watch the west point story movie now family. Online payment services 1 register for a member account follow the steps below to register for a member account. Download the west point story 1950 torrent kickasstorrents. Rent the west point story 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The main thoroughfare in west end was named for him. On the online services payment home page, click register to display the register panel 2. Bringing his girlfriend with him, elwin travels to west point only to. Authors bookshelf advertise your book in west point magazine. James cagney delivers a vibrant performance as a downonhisluck broadway musical director in the west point story, featuring songs by sammy cahn and jule styne.
The west point story 1950 a broadway director james cagney must turn cadet to stage a show with his girlfriend virginia mayo at the u. Rent the west point story 1950 starring james cagney and virginia mayo on dvd and bluray. West point tours offers a one hour tour and a 2 hour tour. By that summer day of 1991, of the 670 who graduated, 1 were deceased. Parking is free and the tour is via an airconditioned yellow school bus. Because of his talent for playing lowlifes in films like the public enemy 1931 and white heat 1949, cagneys lasting film image is that of a gangster. The west point story was an excellent combination of talent. James cagneythe west point story1950 warnerphoto by mac. Silly story line about a show staged by an outsider at the point,but any movie that has singing by gordon macrae and doris day plus dancing by virginia mayo and gene nelson is a must see. With james cagney, virginia mayo, doris day, gordon macrae, gene nelson, alan hale, jr. Academy award winner james cagney puts on his dancing shoes again for the west point story, a spirited comedy packed with starpower and tunes by vetran songwriters jule styne and sammy cahn. Rent the west point story 1950 starring james cagney and virginia mayo.
The city of west point provides residents with electric, water and sewer services. Object of the game enter the united states military academy at west point as a plebe and be promoted, when a 1st classman, to the rank of brigade commander. The west point story, a 1950 musical film directed by roy del ruth and starring james cagney. This is a 1950 film but many of the west point traditions are still evident right down to the uniforms. The scenes and the life at west point are well woven into the story and are very believable. And its military importance during the american revolution. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. By 1950 musicals and lighter fare were expected to be in color while black and white was used for darker and more serious films. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Here you will find information and media highlighting the. Doris day, james cagney, gordon macrae, the west point story. Watch west point story episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. As cadets we had seen the beginning of the cold war and our service spanned the years until its end.
Nevertheless, these two worlds collide in the west point story 1950, a musical set at the famed military academy and starring james cagney. Running from 1956 to 1957 the show featured big name guest stars such as chuck connors, clint eastwood, and barbara eden. Last fall the aog at west point offered the entire series for sale through a company they had contracted with. West point story 195657 men of annapolis 195758 west point story 195657 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive. It brings to mind young cadets in uniform and rigorous training. I mean with james cagney, doris day, virginia mayo and gene nelson how could they go wrong. West point writer david lipsky never thought he would find appreciation of the u. Fear in the night free low budget noir film directed by maxwell. Donald may, larry thor, lew gallo, brett halsey, richard jaeckel, james best, michael garth, james douglas west point story cast, crew and credits search. West point 1950 was so similar to west point 1965 that i could probably do a little editing out of m1s and such and tell my classmates this was from our era and other than the fact that it was in black and white rather than color, they would have no. Ashby street was named for brigadier general turner ashby, who was killed in 1862 but whose regiment of cavalry fought in the battles around atlanta.
But song and dance isnt something normally associated with the u. In this musical, broadway director elwin bixby is hired to help the boys at west point military academy stage a musical. Yet pence held forth like a fourstar armchair general about the need for young american troops to do battle in a dangerous world. Elwin bix bixby james cagney is an unemployed broadway musical director who agrees to stage the annual 100th night show at west point.
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