The Long Gray Line

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.

• Edward HopeScreenplay
• John FordDirector

• Tyrone PowerMartin Maher
• Maureen O'HaraMary O'Donnell
• Robert FrancisJames Sundstrom Jr.
• Donald CrispOld Martin
• Ward BondCaptain Herman Kohler
• Betsy PalmerKitty Carter
• Philip CareyChuck Dotson
• William LeslieJames "Red" Sundstrom
• Harry Carey, Jr.Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Patrick WayneAbner "Cherub" Overton
• Sean McCloryDinny Maher
• Peter GravesCorporal Rudolph Heinz