The Long Gray Line

John Ford
1955-01-04

Warms Your Heart! STIRS YOUR BLOOD! and fires your imagination!
7
138 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tyrone Power Martin Maher Unowned
Maureen O'Hara Mary O'Donnell Unowned
Robert Francis James Sundstrom Jr. Unowned
Donald Crisp Old Martin Unowned
Ward Bond Captain Herman Kohler Unowned
Betsy Palmer Kitty Carter Unowned
Philip Carey Chuck Dotson Unowned
William Leslie James "Red" Sundstrom Unowned
Harry Carey, Jr. Dwight D. Eisenhower Unowned
Patrick Wayne Abner "Cherub" Overton Unowned
Sean McClory Dinny Maher Unowned
Peter Graves Corporal Rudolph Heinz Unowned
Milburn Stone Captain John J. Pershing Unowned
Erin O'Brien-Moore Mrs. Koehler Unowned
Walter Ehlers Mike Shannon Unowned
Willis Bouchey Major Thomas Unowned
Ken Curtis Specialty (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Hennesy Cadet Dotson (uncredited) Unowned
Martin Milner Jim O'Carberry (uncredited) Unowned
Mickey Simpson Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Tenbrook Waiter (uncredited) Unowned
Jean Moorhead Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Unowned
Chuck Courtney Whitey Larson (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Ellis Cadet Short (uncredited) Unowned
Ron Nyman Recruit (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Pennick Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned
Raoul Freeman Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Dona Cole Peggy (uncredited) Unowned