United states military academy west point howitzer. Silent film in the sport pictorial series visits west point and their physical training programs. Decouvrez toutes les informations sur le film west point, les. West point 1928 rotten tomatoes upon his arrival at the fabled military academy, brice wayne alienates everyone with his wiseguy attitude. Here the tracks finished their westward climb, made a tight turn in a 252. At the same time, brice meets a local girl named betty channing who cheers for him at. Home photographs of west point army signal corps alumni reception class of 1932 reference url share. The movie itself looks on dvd great for a old movie. Alumni reception class of 1932 photographs of west point. Only heroine betty channing sees any good in the boy. West of zanzibar 1928 letterboxd your life in film. Howlin wolf, mississippi blues musician from west point.
West point 1928 the west point military academy 1927 the west shore railroad at haverstraw 189. The latter film is more formulaic with billy as the wisecracking recruittohero in military setting he. The class that went to war and shaped america should be required reading in american history classes, but i doubt that it will, for me, it provides the answer to the question of a heros daughter, which i intend to pass on to her grandchildren. Plus, its a featurelength patriotic commercial for the united states military academy. A collector tells us that this film had a working title of eternal youth but it was changed so that audiences wouldnt mistake it for a serious drama were not sure how the title west point would indicate comedy. West point is a silent feature film starring william haines and joan crawford in a story about an arrogant cadet who finds love and discipline just in time for the big armynavy game. Feb 26, 2020 now that i look at it, i think it is west point, and possibly this design or a variation thereof but what has happened is that the poster has slid downwards in the display case, hence the empty triangle of space in the top right hand corner. The duke of west point is a 1938 american drama film directed by alfred e. Since he started as film critic for the chicago suntimes in 1967, and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals, roger ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols, artists and unknowns some of.
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 allimportant armynavy game. United states military academy west point howitzer yearbook west point, ny, class of 1928, pages 1 17 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. He tries out for the plebe football team, where he excels and shows up the varsity team. Now that i look at it, i think it is west point, and possibly this design or a variation thereof. I read lot things about this openly gay actor who had left the film business in 1934 for his love jimmie fields. Weve seen this story countless times but the movie still manages to be entertaining thanks in large. Mildred pierce je americki igrani film snimljen 1945. A football player william haines falls for a woman joan crawford and leads army against navy in their annual game.
Joan was also involved with another vehicular incident early in 1928. Overview of west point, 1928, directed by edward sedgwick, with william haines, joan crawford, william bakewell, at turner classic movies. Class albums were the precursor of the official usma yearbook, howitzer. Joan was being sued by a demille studio employee for damages in a hit and run accident. The medium had reached a point where the action was silent but synchronized to a score and embellished with occasional sound effects such as knocking on doors, ringing of phones or a spoken word.
This was the film during which codirector raoul walsh lost an eye. I was given this reel of film by bruce goldstein, after sitting in his office for many years. This 14,551 squarefoot colonialstyle mansion sits on 7. Straightforwardly, west point is a clicheridden, formulaic vehicle for star william haines. Feature films west point feature films usma library guides at. Overall, the acting in this silent film is excellent, and since the movie was filmed at west point, we get a fascinating look at the academy circa. The story and screenplay were written by raymond l. Boxing practice we digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the prelinger. Class albums were the precursor of the official usma yearbook. The spirit of west point is a wellintentioned film, but ultimately it is a misguided one. There are a number of images online of dunn dressed as a show girl for this film.
According to a west point spokesman, there are 56 other living graduates of the point older than stephenson. Hd west point 1928 streaming vf vostfr film entier gratuit. Art gallery in west point, ny foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Wealthy brice wayne enters west point and, though he does well on the football field, angers fellow cadets with his arrogance.
Unfortunately, joan falls off this chart after 1936. West point films is a documentary film production company founded by aerin oconnell. However, his ego is unrivaled, especially in competition with upperclassman bob sperry. Located in west point, new york at the united states military academy. The footage is from a great documentary from turner classic movies called joan. What year was the west point association of graduates founded. Search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u.
Le temps des cerises 1927 lirresistible 1927 le plus singe des trois 1928 loperateur 1928 le figurant 1929 le metteur en scene. Jun 11, 2017 he was also a familiar face on the convention circuit and in 20, he was the focus of starring adam west, a fanfunded documentary that looked at his career and the attempts to get him honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame, which he did receive in 2012. West point 1928 movie simple english wikipedia, the. Wealthy brice wayne enters west point and, though he does well on the. West point 1928 the silent drama west point 1928, in a new digital transfer with a new score by david davidson, stars william haines as a wiseguy cadet and joan crawford as his girlfriend. Much of the acting is laughable, and none of the recreations have the same onetwo punch those backfield stars had when they played together for real. The movie was shot on location at west point and vicinity. The silent drama west point 1928, in a new digital transfer with a new score by david davidson, stars william haines as a wiseguy cadet and joan crawford as his girlfriend. In early notes and plans it was called west end or west loop. And now, i would like to conclude on a personal note. Heres a clip from the silent film west point, starring william haines and joan crawford. When wolf was a child, his grandfather told him stories of wolves in mississippi. Upon his arrival at the fabled military academy, brice wayne.
To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. What a crazy assortment of movies browning created in the 1920s and 1930s. This was paid for by the studio at the behest of bakewells agent, who had heard that the star of the film, william haines, was gay. Upon his arrival at the fabled military academy, brice wayne alienates everyone with his wiseguy attitude. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present.
United states military academy west point howitzer yearbook west point, ny, class of 1928, pages 1 17 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and. West point 1928 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. This listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett. West point rosemarie across to singapore law of the range four walls our dancing daughters dream of love. Move your pointer over a picture for more information.
That looks like a piece of luggage on her lower left, with a baggage tag under haines name that. The alumni association for the united states military academy q. Watch west point starring william haines in this drama on directv. Bright and breezy comedy skit involving the cadet maneuvers at west point and in particular the affairs of a wisecracking plebe. Howlin wolf, born chester arthur burnett, was born in white station, near west point, mississippi, on june 10, 1910. Additional motion picture herald box office rankings courtesy of mat ether. Alumni reception class of 1932 photographs of west. In this silent film, an arrogant cadet finds love and discipline just in time for the big armynavy game. West point 1928 with all the gays in the military hype, it does seem rather strange that of all the actors who could make a habit out of starring in military films made with the sanction of the various military authorities, it would be william haines who got the job. West point is a 1927 american silent romantic drama film starring william haines and joan.
The film was directed by edward sedgwick and produced by maj. West point 1928 a football player william haines falls for a woman joan crawford and leads army against navy in their annual game. West of zanzibar is the 7th movie of his ive seen and it mines the same vein of perturbed drama that ive seen on the previous 6. With william haines, joan crawford, william bakewell, neil neely. In addition to hasbrouck, there is a 102yearold graduate, two at 101, three at 100, six at 99 and 18 who are 94, a year older than stephenson. Add or remove collections home photographs of west point army signal corps alumni reception class of 1932 reference url share. Only heroine betty channing sees any good in the boy, but even she gives up on him when. Glenn davis and doc blanchard served their country well, and created. United states military academy west point howitzer yearbook. Hd west point 1928 streaming vf vostfr film entier. Disciplined by the coach he yells to hell with the corps. To reunite academy graduates who found themselves on opposing sides of the civil war q. West point 1928 12 out of 4 average silent drama about a cocky, rich man william haines who goes to west point thinking he owns the world but all he does his turn his friends against him and lose the girl joan crawford that he loves.
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