West Point (1928)

80 mins | Comedy-drama | 1928

Director:

Edward Sedgwick

Cinematographer:

Ira Morgan

Editor:

Frank Sullivan

Production Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
8 Jan 1928
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New York Times
2 Jan 1928
p. 28
Variety
11 Jan 1928
p. 23
DETAILS
Release Date:
1928
Premiere Information:
New York premiere: 31 Dec 1927; release: 7 Jan or 21 Jan 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
7 January 1928
LP25328
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
80
Length(in feet):
8,090 , 8,134
Length(in reels):
9
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Arrogant and impudent Brice Wayne, a West Point cadet who is a star player on the football team, painfully learns the error of his ways when, after a year, he realizes that he hasn't acquired the proper school spirit. Dismissed from the football team shortly before the Army-Navy match, Brice resigns from the Military Academy, then retracts when his friends Tex McNeil and Betty Channing encourage him to stay. Restored to the team, Brice scores the decisive goal in the game with ...

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Arrogant and impudent Brice Wayne, a West Point cadet who is a star player on the football team, painfully learns the error of his ways when, after a year, he realizes that he hasn't acquired the proper school spirit. Dismissed from the football team shortly before the Army-Navy match, Brice resigns from the Military Academy, then retracts when his friends Tex McNeil and Betty Channing encourage him to stay. Restored to the team, Brice scores the decisive goal in the game with Navy.

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AFI Life Achievement Award

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