West Point (1956)
Synopsis
The West Point Story is a dramatic anthology television series shown in the United States by Columbia Broadcasting System during the 1956-57 season and by ABC during the 1957-58 season. The West Point Story, produced with the full cooperation of the United States Department of Defense and the United States Military Academy, was said to be based on actual files documenting many of the real-life dramatic occurrences at West Point over the years. Names and dates were altered in order to protect the privacy of the real people portrayed, however. The program was at first hosted by a fictional cadet, Charles C. Thompson, but this device was discontinued prior to the end of 1956. During its second season on ABC, The West Point Story was in competition with NBC's The Californians, set in San Francisco during the gold rush of the 1850s, and with The $64,000 Question quiz series on CBS. The West Point Story was replaced on the summer schedule in 1958 by Jack Wyatt's Confession, which continued to air during the first half of the 1958-1959 season in the 10 p.m. Tuesday evening time slot. At the time that The West Point Story was broadcast, four other military dramas aired either through syndication or on the major networks: Harbor Command, Navy Log, The Silent Service, and Men of Annapolis.
First Air Date: 1956-10-05
Last Air Date: 2007-05-31
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 39
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- Donald May as Cadet Lt. Charles C. Thompson /Host
- Richard Jaeckel as N/A
- Brett Halsey as N/A
- Larry Thor as N/A
- Dick Sargent as N/A
- Russell Hicks as N/A
- Chuck Connors as N/A
- William Traylor as N/A
- Larry Pennell as Cadet Bob Matson
- Peter Baldwin as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1956)
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Ep. 1: The Mystery of Cadet Layton
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Ep. 2: The Operator and the Martinet
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Ep. 3: Officer's Wife
Marriage is planned by a cadet and his fiancée after graduation; but as the girl observes difficulties experienced by an older married couple at the point, she decides to call it off instead.
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Ep. 4: The Honor Code
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Ep. 5: Thicker Than Water
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Ep. 6: The Right to Choose
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Ep. 7: His Brother's Fist
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Ep. 8: Decision
A cadet who shows great talent is put in a position of choosing if he'll stay in the academy or pursue an art career. He stays too long at his socialite girl friend's house and must race back to West Point to make curfew.
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Ep. 9: His Highness and the Halfback
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Ep. 10: Man of Action
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Ep. 11: Heat of Anger
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Ep. 12: Christmas Present
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Ep. 13: Double Reverse
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Ep. 14: The Hard Task
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Ep. 15: The Army-Navy Game
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Ep. 16: Start Running
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Ep. 17: Wrong Fight
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Ep. 18: Operation Survival
West Point cadets are called on to aid in the rescue and evacuation of an area threatened by flood.
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Ep. 19: Jet Flight
A program to expose West Pointers to flying takes a reluctant cadet on a jet flight with an older pilot. Later, he decides he wasn't cut out for flying, but must take one more mission. He does, but this time, the pilot blacks out in flight.
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Ep. 20: Combat Proof
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Ep. 21: The Command
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Ep. 22: White Fury
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Ep. 23: Ambush
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Ep. 24: The Only Witness
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Ep. 25: Dangerous Area
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Ep. 26: The Manhunt
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Ep. 27: McKinley's Challenge
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Ep. 28: Cold Peril
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Ep. 29: The Contact
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Ep. 30: Backfire
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Ep. 31: Flareup
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Ep. 32: M-24
Cadet Matt Tracy rebels against the Academy and flunks out of West Point when he neglects his studies in armored tactics. He joins the regular Army and goes to Korea.
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Ep. 33: The Harder Right
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Ep. 34: The Drowning of the Gun
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Ep. 35: Courageous Decision
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Ep. 36: Fight Back
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Ep. 37: Dragoon Patrol
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Ep. 38: The Deep End
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Ep. 39: Pressure
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