The Long Gray Line (1955)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.81 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
John Ford
Edward Hope
Robert Arthur
Charles Lawton Jr.
William A. Lyon
Robert Peterson
Frank Tuttle
Jean Louis
Jack Corrick
Wingate Smith
Meta Stern
Morris Stoloff
Joseph A. August Jr.
Emil Oster
Homer Van Pelt
Fritz Ford
Guy Way
Gil Mandelik
Edward O'Fearna
Clay Campbell
Helen Hunt
James R. Barker
Hazel Keats
Robert J. Schiffer
Ray Sebastian
Fae M. Smith
Charles Lang
George Duning
Marty Maher
George Cooper
John P. Livadary
TOP CAST
Tyrone Power
Martin Maher
Maureen O'Hara
Mary O'Donnell
Robert Francis
James Sundstrom Jr.
Donald Crisp
Old Martin
Ward Bond
Herman Kohler
Betsy Palmer
Kitty Carter
Philip Carey
Chuck Dotson
William Leslie
James "Red" Sundstrom
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dwight Eisenhower
Patrick Wayne
Abner "Cherub" Overton
Sean McClory
Dinny Maher
Peter Graves
Rudolph Heinz
Milburn Stone
John 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)
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