Betsy Palmer, Donald Crisp, Erin O'Brien-Moore

John Ford pours on the sentiment like syrup in The Long Gray Line, a tribute to the traditions of West Point. Tyrone Power ages 50 years to play real-life West Point legend Martin Maher, the ...( read more  read more... )scrappy Irish immigrant who rises from "another Mick waiter" to hot-tempered cadet to one of the best-loved instructors of the institution. Power is at his best as the charming rogue with a thick brogue, who ages into a feisty, gray-haired foster father to the cadets he and his fiery Irish wife (Maureen O'Hara) adopt over the years, among them Harry Carey Jr. (as young Dwight D. Eisenhower). Ford claims he didn't care for CinemaScope, but you wouldn't know it from the handsome, lush images that fill the frame. It lolls along at a lazy 140 minutes, balancing the respectful tributes with boisterous humor and boyish pranks but always centered by the generous heart of Maher. --Sean Axmaker

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Unrated, 135 min.

Directed by: John Ford

Release Date: February 9, 1955

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DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002

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  • March 9, 2008
    So good. Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara make a great pair. I loved this movie.
  • January 25, 2009
    Earnest but somewhat schmaltzy drama of career West Point teacher, good cast even if the accents are laid on a little thick.
  • April 5, 2007
    great....oldie....Tyrone Power at his best.....Charming...check it out.......mmmm........
  • February 19, 2007
    long lank weeds.. lols
  • August 21, 2006
    Reminded me of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.. it was alright. (Please excuse my lack of eloquence today lol)
  • June 27, 2006
    One of my favorites.
  • May 17, 2006
    great look at the tradition and history of West Point, accurate or not its a great film

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