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The representation of Maher's family at West Point is incorrect, even showing his over-aged father trying to enlist in the US Army in 1917. Although Maher's father did come to West Point, he had died in 1912. Maher had three brothers, not one, who also served in the U.S. Army: one private and two NCOs. Cadet Sundstrom was created for the film.
The film begins going into the 1950 Army–Navy Game, the Cadets football team was heavily favored, yet went on to lose to a weak Midshipmen squad, 14–2. The Academy and football team were then thrown into a scandal when 90 cadets, including 37 lettering football players, resigned in a cheating scandal which broke the Academy's Honor Code. [1]
West Point is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film starring William Haines and Joan Crawford in a story about an arrogant cadet who finds love right before the all-important Army–Navy Game. The story and screenplay were written by Raymond L. Schrock with titles written by Joseph Farnham. The film was directed by Edward Sedgwick.
Samuel L. Jackson plays the title character in “Coach Carter,” a high school basketball coach who stirs controversy when he disciplines his team for poor academic performance. 'Hustle' (2022)
A coach's daughter helps Atwater College land a star player. West Point: 1927 Drama Cadet fights coach, insults the academy, risks losing girl (Joan Crawford). The College Hero: 1927 Drama A jealous teammate trips Carver College's football star and injures him. Salute: 1929 Drama Brothers become opponents for Army-Navy game. So This Is College ...
An aspiring professional basketball player is asked by his former high school principal to return to the school as assistant to the head basketball coach. White Men Can't Jump: 2023 Comedy American remake of the 1992 film. [27] Sweetwater: 2023 Drama Biopic about Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign a contract with the NBA. [28] Rez ...
1. Hoosiers. Hollywood feel-good movie-making at its finest, this 1986 classic features Gene Hackman as Norman Dale, who brings a checkered past to his role as head coach at Hickory High. Based on ...
At West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Carl Rader (), an agent of John Brown, is dishonorably discharged for instigating a brawl among the cadets after distributing anti-slavery pamphlets which his classmates disapprove of—due to the controversial nature of the pamphlets (some believed the issue of slavery to be one that would inevitably resolve itself) and the U.S. Army's position ...