
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.
Cast

Tyrone Power
Martin Maher

Maureen O'Hara
Mary O'Donnell

Robert Francis
James Sundstrom Jr.

Donald Crisp
Old Martin

Ward Bond
Captain Herman Kohler

Betsy Palmer
Kitty Carter

Philip Carey
Chuck Dotson

William Leslie
James "Red" Sundstrom

Harry Carey, Jr.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Patrick Wayne
Abner "Cherub" Overton

Sean McClory
Dinny Maher

Peter Graves
Corporal Rudolph Heinz

Milburn Stone
Captain John J. Pershing

Erin O'Brien-Moore
Mrs. Koehler
Walter Ehlers
Mike Shannon

Willis Bouchey
Major Thomas

Ken Curtis
Specialty (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy
Cadet Dotson (uncredited)

Martin Milner
Jim O'Carberry (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson
Policeman (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
Waiter (uncredited)

Jean Moorhead
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney
Whitey Larson (uncredited)

Robert Ellis
Cadet Short (uncredited)

Ron Nyman
Recruit (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Officer (uncredited)

Dona Cole
Peggy (uncredited)
Crew

John Ford
Director
Edward Hope
Screenplay
Marty Maher
Book
Nardi Reeder Campion
Book
William A. Lyon
Editor

Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography

Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Jack Corrick
Assistant Director
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Edward O'Fearna
Assistant Director
Gil Mandelik
Assistant Director
Robert Arthur
Producer
Emil Oster
Camera Operator
Joseph A. August Jr.
Assistant Camera

Jean Louis
Costume Design
Fae M. Smith
Hairstylist
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Hazel Keats
Hairstylist
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Ray Sebastian
Makeup Artist
James R. Barker
Makeup Artist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
George Cooper
Sound
John P. Livadary
Sound

Morris Stoloff
Music Supervisor

George Duning
Music
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Homer Van Pelt
Still Photographer
Meta Stern
Script Supervisor
Guy Way
Stunts

Fritz Ford
Stunt Double
Robert Peterson
Art Direction
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