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The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

Warms Your Heart! STIRS YOUR BLOOD! and fires your imagination!

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ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

04 January 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Martin Maher

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Mary O'Donnell

Robert Francis

Robert Francis

James Sundstrom Jr.

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Old Martin

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Herman Kohler

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Kitty Carter

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Chuck Dotson

William Leslie

William Leslie

James "Red" Sundstrom

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Dwight Eisenhower

Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne

Abner "Cherub" Overton

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Dinny Maher

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Rudolph Heinz

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

John Pershing

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Mrs. Koehler

Walter Ehlers

Walter Ehlers

Mike Shannon

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Major Thomas

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Specialty (uncredited)

Tom Hennesy

Tom Hennesy

Cadet Dotson (uncredited)

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Jim O'Carberry (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

Mickey Simpson

Policeman (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Waiter (uncredited)

Jean Moorhead

Jean Moorhead

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney

Chuck Courtney

Whitey Larson (uncredited)

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Cadet Short (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Recruit (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman

Officer (uncredited)

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