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.
George Montgomery
as Joe Dawson
Maureen O'Hara
as Carolyn Bainbridge
John Sutton
as Howard Shelton
Laird Cregar
as Maj. Sam Carter
Shepperd Strudwick
as Henry Clay
Victor Francen
as Florimond Massey
Harry Davenport
as Bane
Ward Bond
as Sgt. Scully
Douglass Dumbrille
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
Ralph Byrd
as Maloney
Joe Brown Jr.
as Benny Havens
David Bacon
as Shippen
