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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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- E1 The Mystery of Cadet LaytonNext upOct 5, 1956 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Martin Milner (Cadet Jonathan B. Layton), Ray Montgomery (Major McKyver), Don Eitner (Cadet Townsend)
- E2 The Operator and the MartinetOct 12, 1956 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Chuck Connors, Robert Vaughn
- E3 Officer's WifeOct 19, 1956 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Diana Douglas (Mrs. Jan Willis), Olive Sturgess (Connie), John Wilder (Cadet Stanley Roger Jacoby)
- E4 The Honor CodeOct 26, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Richard Jaeckel
- E5 Thicker Than WaterNov 2, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: William Campbell, Corey Allen
- E6 The Right to ChooseNov 9, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Hillary Brooke, Robert Gothie, Gloria Talbott
- E7 His Brother's FistNov 16, 1956 · 30 min
- E8 DecisionNov 23, 1956 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Don Oreck, Barbara Eden
- E9 His Highness and the HalfbackNov 30, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Felix Blanchard
- E10 Man of ActionDec 7, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Larry Pennell, Peter Hansen
- E11 Heat of AngerDec 14, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Pat Crowley, Brian G. Hutton, Henry Silva (Cadet Joe Simpson), Larry Thor, Richard Harrison (Soccer Sub)
- E12 Christmas PresentDec 21, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Larry Thor
- E13 Double ReverseDec 28, 1956 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Don Durant, Kaye Elhardt
- E14 The Hard TaskJan 4, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Peter Miller
- E15 The Army-Navy GameJan 11, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Chuck Connors, Dan White
- E16 Start RunningJan 18, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Pat Conway, Larry Hagman, Brett Halsey
- E17 Wrong FightJan 25, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Dick Sargent, William Traylor
- E18 Operation SurvivalFeb 1, 1957 · 30 min
Synopsis
West Point cadets are called on to aid in the rescue and evacuation of an area threatened by flood.
- E19 Jet FlightFeb 8, 1957 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Melville Cooper, Richard Erdman
- E20 Combat ProofFeb 15, 1957 · 30 min
- E21 The CommandFeb 22, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Richard Davalos, Richard Jaeckel, Edward Platt
- E22 White FuryMar 1, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Bruce Bennett, Clint Eastwood, Jerome Courtland
- E23 AmbushMar 8, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Steve McQueen (Rick)
- E24 The Only WitnessMar 15, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Ron Hagerthy, Peter Baldwin, Tom Brown
- E25 Dangerous AreaMar 22, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Joey Forman, Joby Baker
- E26 The ManhuntMar 29, 1957 · 30 min
- E27 McKinley's ChallengeApr 5, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Russell Hicks, Joaquín Martínez, Richard Harrison (Cadet Stover)
- E28 Cold PerilApr 12, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Larry Pennell (Cadet Bob Matson), Brett Halsey (Cadet Steve Pauley), Leonard Nimoy (Cadet Tom Kennedy), Myrna Fahey (Nora)
- E29 The ContactApr 19, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Larry Thor
- E30 BackfireApr 26, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Charles Maxwell
- E31 FlareupMay 3, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Peter Baldwin (Cadet Ike Saunders), James Westmoreland, Gary Vinson
- E32 M-24May 10, 1957 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Roger Smith (Matt Tracy), Troy Melton (Private Charles)
- E33 The Harder RightMay 17, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Richard Jaeckel, William Traylor, Clu Gulager
- E34 The Drowning of the GunMay 24, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Russell Hicks
- E35 Courageous DecisionMay 31, 2007 · 30 min
- E36 Fight BackAirs Jun 7, 1957 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Dick Sargent, Brett Halsey
- E37 Dragoon PatrolAirs Jun 14, 1957 · 30 min
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Guest stars: James Best, Tristram Coffin
- E38 The Deep EndAirs Jun 21, 1957 · 30 min
- E39 PressureAirs Jun 28, 1957 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Frank Fenton, Gloria Talbott
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