West Point (1956–1958)

Dramatic series of actual people and events at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Stars:

Donald May, Chuck Connors, Don Eitner

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Donald May	...	Cadet Charles C. Thompson (5 episodes, 1956-1957)
Chuck Connors	...	Maj. Neilson (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Don Eitner	...	Don Townsend (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Del Erickson	...	Cadet Harrison (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Richard Jaeckel		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Steven Terrell	...	George Nelson (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Larry Thor	...	Captain Holmes (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Brett Halsey	...	Stephen Pauley (3 episodes, 1957)

Storyline

Dramatic series of actual people and events at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

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Plot Keywords:

west point | military | u.s. military academy | uniform | american soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

The West Point Story

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Leave It to Beaver: The Visiting Aunts (1958)

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Soundtracks

"West Point March"
Written by Philip Egner and Alfred Parham

User Reviews

The flush in program was a model for similar events at college campuses, including Miami University.

In the West Point series,one program dealt with a "flush in", in which the cadets coordinated an activity that had everyone flush simultaneously, creating a major hydraulic problem in the water system at the academy. In the campus demonstrations on the Vietnam War a decade later, at least one school, Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, replicated this as a symbol of protest. At a specified time, students all over campus flushed toilets and opened faucets, precipitating a major decline in water pressure. If there had been a fire in town, there would have been a real crisis, as there wasn't enough water to fight a fire. This incident was a factor in closing the university for a time, although it reopened before the end of the term, allowing for graduation, and a confused class situation. Some students suffered sanctions for this and other actions deemed detrimental to the university.