West Point
The West Point Story is a dramatic anthology television series shown in the United States by Columbia Broadcasting System during the 1956-57 season and by ABC during the 1957-58 season. The West Point Story, produced with the full cooperation of the United States Department of Defense and the United States Military Academy, was said to be based on actual files documenting many of the real-life dramatic occurrences at West Point over the years. Names and dates were altered in order to protect the privacy of the real people portrayed, however. The program was at first hosted by a fictional cadet, Charles C. Thompson, but this device was discontinued prior to the end of 1956. During its second season on ABC, The West Point Story was in competition with NBC's The Californians, set in San Francisco during the gold rush of the 1850s, and with The $64,000 Question quiz series on CBS. The West Point Story was replaced on the summer schedule in 1958 by Jack Wyatt's Confession, which continued to air during the first half of the 1958-1959 season in the 10 p.m. Tuesday evening time slot. At the time that The West Point Story was broadcast, four other military dramas aired either through syndication or on the major networks: Harbor Command, Navy Log, The Silent Service, and Men of Annapolis.
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Season 1
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The Mystery of Cadet Layton
Oct 5, 1956 · 30m -
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The Operator and the Martinet
Oct 12, 1956 · 30m -
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Officer's Wife
Marriage is planned by a cadet and his fiancée after graduation; but as the girl observes difficulties experienced by an older married couple at the point, she decides to call it off instead.
Oct 19, 1956 · 30m -
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The Honor Code
Oct 26, 1956 · 30m -
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E5
Thicker Than Water
Nov 2, 1956 · 30m -
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E6
The Right to Choose
Nov 9, 1956 · 30m -
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His Brother's Fist
Nov 16, 1956 · 30m -
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Decision
A cadet who shows great talent is put in a position of choosing if he'll stay in the academy or pursue an art career. He stays too long at his socialite girl friend's house and must race back to West Point to make curfew.
Nov 23, 1956 · 30m -
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His Highness and the Halfback
Nov 30, 1956 · 30m -
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Man of Action
Dec 7, 1956 · 30m -
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Heat of Anger
Dec 14, 1956 · 30m -
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E12
Christmas Present
Dec 21, 1956 · 30m -
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E13
Double Reverse
Dec 28, 1956 · 30m -
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The Hard Task
Jan 4, 1957 · 30m -
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The Army-Navy Game
Jan 11, 1957 · 30m -
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Start Running
Jan 18, 1957 · 30m -
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Wrong Fight
Jan 25, 1957 · 30m -
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Operation Survival
West Point cadets are called on to aid in the rescue and evacuation of an area threatened by flood.
Feb 1, 1957 · 30m -
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Jet Flight
A program to expose West Pointers to flying takes a reluctant cadet on a jet flight with an older pilot. Later, he decides he wasn't cut out for flying, but must take one more mission. He does, but this time, the pilot blacks out in flight.
Feb 8, 1957 · 30m -
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Combat Proof
Feb 15, 1957 · 30m -
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E21
The Command
Feb 22, 1957 · 30m -
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E22
White Fury
Mar 1, 1957 · 30m -
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E23
Ambush
Mar 8, 1957 · 30m -
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E24
The Only Witness
Mar 15, 1957 · 30m -
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E25
Dangerous Area
Mar 22, 1957 · 30m -
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E26
The Manhunt
Mar 29, 1957 · 30m -
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E27
McKinley's Challenge
Apr 5, 1957 · 30m -
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E28
Cold Peril
Apr 12, 1957 · 30m -
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E29
The Contact
Apr 19, 1957 · 30m -
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Backfire
Apr 26, 1957 -
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Flareup
May 3, 1957 · 30m -
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E32
M-24
Cadet Matt Tracy rebels against the Academy and flunks out of West Point when he neglects his studies in armored tactics. He joins the regular Army and goes to Korea.
May 10, 1957 · 30m -
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The Harder Right
May 17, 1957 · 30m -
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The Drowning of the Gun
May 24, 1957 -
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E35
Courageous Decision
May 31, 2007 · 30m -
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E36
Fight Back
Jun 7, 1957 · 30m -
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E37
Dragoon Patrol
Jun 14, 1957 · 30m -
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E38
The Deep End
Jun 21, 1957 · 30m -
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Pressure
Jun 28, 1957 · 30m