The Spirit of West Point (October 4, 1947)
Released on January 8, 1952: (running time 1 hour and 16 minutes) The true story of the Touchdown Twins during the historic 1944 football season for the Army Black Knights football team.
Produced by Harry Joe Brown and John W. Rogers
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Written by Margaret Mary Howard and Tom Reed
The Actors: Felix Blanchard (himself, Felix Anthony 'Doc' Blanchard, Mr. Inside), Glenn Davis (himself, Mr. Outside), Robert Shayne (Colonel Earl 'Red' Blaik), Anne Nagel (Mrs. Blaik), Alan Hale Jr. (Oklahoma Cutter), George O'Hanlon (Joe Wilson, sports reporter), Michael Browne (Roger 'Mileaway' McCarty), Tanis Chandler (Mildred), Mary Newton (Mrs. Mary Blanchard), William Forrest (Doctor Felix Blanchard), Lee Bennett (Cadet Cabot), Mickey McCardle (quarterback), John Gallaudet (Lou Ferriss, Broadway racketeer), Rudy Wissler (Young Doc Blanchard), Tom Harmon (himself, Thomas Dudley Harmon, pro football player and radio sportscaster), Bill Stern (radio sportscaster), Harry Wismer (radio sportscaster), Margaret Wells (Mrs. Davis), Franklin Parker (Ralph Davis Sr.), Douglas Evans (Corbett, Broadway racketeer), Franklyn Farnum (game spectator), Dick Fishell (coach Ralph Baker), Roy Gordon (Colonel Grey), Ralph Graves (Burt), Reed Howes (Naval Commander), Troy Melton (cadet), Charles Williams (Bill, film projectionist), General Dwight D. 'Ike' Eisenhower (himself, cameo appearance in movie newsreel)
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Football is More than a Game at West Point
Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the United States in 1800, becoming the third President of the young nation. Shortly after he took office in 1801 he called for the establishment of a United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. America’s first military academy opened on March 16, 1802.
The Army football team played its first game in 1890. It was, and still is, mandatory for all West Point Cadets to attend every home game, and to stand for the duration of every game. In 1944 the Army Black Knights football team won its first national championship with the help of Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis and Pete Dawkins. They went on to win national championships in the following two years also.
Doc Blanchard was the first Junior to win the Heisman Trophy in 1945, and all three of the star players for those championship teams would also win the Heisman Trophy.
This story includes both Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis playing themselves, and chronicles their time at West Point and the adventures of the Army Black Knights football team, ending with the climactic 1944 Army-Navy game. Are you ready for some football? Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
 Doc Blanchard |  Glenn Davis |
 Alan Hale Jr. |  Alan Hale Jr. |
 Anne Nagel |  Bill Stern |
 Charles Williams | |
 Douglas Evans and John Gallaudet |  Felix 'Doc' Blanchard and Glenn Davis |
 Felix 'Doc' Blanchard and Glenn Davis |  Doc Blanchard with the nurses |
 Franklin Parker, Margaret Wells and Mary Elizabeth |  George O'Hanlon |
 Glenn Davis |  Glenn Davis |
 Glenn Davis | |
 Harry Wismer |  Josephine |
 Margaret Wells and Glenn Davis |  Margaret Wells |
 Mary Newton |  Michael Browne |
 Michael Browne |  Mickey McCardle and Robert Shayne |
 Mileaway McCarty's girlfriend |  Mr. Schneider and Charles Williams |
 Mr. Schneider and Dick Fishell |  Robert Shayne |
 Robert Shayne and Anne Nagel |  Robert Shayne |
 Roy Gordon and Glenn Davis |  Roy Gordon |
 Rudy Wissler and William Forrest |  Rudy Wissler |
 Thomas Dudley Harmon |  Tom Harmon |
 Vera |  William Forrest |