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The West Point Story

The West Point Story

1950Movie⏱️ 1h 47mApproved
ComedyMusic
6.2
IMDB Rating
1,605 votes

A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and assorted complications.

Director
Roy Del Ruth
Writers
John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman, Irving Wallace
Stars
James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day
Release Date
November 25, 1950
Language
English, French
Country
United States
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 36
Reviews
📋 1.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney
as Elwin 'Bix' Bixby
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
as Eve Dillon
Doris Day
Doris Day
as Jan Wilson
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
as Tom Fletcher
Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
as Hal Courtland
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
as Bull Gilbert
Roland Winters
Roland Winters
as Harry Eberhart
Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe
as Bixby's 'Wife'
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
as Lieutenant Colonel Martin
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
as Mr. Jocelyn

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Cagney is superb, the story is improbable...
by AlsExGal2016-09-04
7/10

"... but just forget that and have fun with it. Cagney is Elwin "Bix" Bixby who is a washed up Broadway director, not because he is bad at his job, but because he crossed producer Eberhart (Roland Winters) by getting dancer/singer Jan Wilson (Doris Day) out of the chorus where he felt she was misused, and into a Hollywood contract by teaching her everything he knew. Bix has a chance to square things with Eberhart and his increasingly impatient fiancée (Virginia Mayo as Eve) by taking a job at West Point directing a show written by Eberhart's nephew, cadet Tom Fletcher (Gordon Mc..."

💡 Did You Know?

The year she made this, Doris Day also made her first appearance in the Quigley Top 25 Box Office Stars poll, placing at #24. She would remain on the list every year until she retired from making movies in 1968, and was ranked #1 four times in the early 1960s.

📖 Synopsis

A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and assorted complications.