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.

Drama

Seasons

1. The Mystery of Cadet Layton

Air Date: 1956-10-05

2. The Operator and the Martinet

Air Date: 1956-10-12

3. Officer's Wife

Air Date: 1956-10-19

4. The Honor Code

Air Date: 1956-10-26

5. Thicker Than Water

Air Date: 1956-11-02

6. The Right to Choose

Air Date: 1956-11-09

7. His Brother's Fist

Air Date: 1956-11-16

8. Decision

Air Date: 1956-11-23

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.

9. His Highness and the Halfback

Air Date: 1956-11-30

10. Man of Action

Air Date: 1956-12-07

11. Heat of Anger

Air Date: 1956-12-14

12. Christmas Present

Air Date: 1956-12-21

13. Double Reverse

Air Date: 1956-12-28

14. The Hard Task

Air Date: 1957-01-04

15. The Army-Navy Game

Air Date: 1957-01-11

16. Start Running

Air Date: 1957-01-18

17. Wrong Fight

Air Date: 1957-01-25

18. M-24

Air Date: 1957-02-01

For unauthorized use of a training tank, a cadet leaves the Point, but what he learned proves invaluable when he's under fire during combat in Korea.

19. Jet Flight

Air Date: 1957-02-08

20. Combat Proof

Air Date: 1957-02-15

21. The Command

Air Date: 1957-02-22

22. White Fury

Air Date: 1957-03-01

23. Ambush

Air Date: 1957-03-08

24. The Only Witness

Air Date: 1957-03-15

25. Dangerous Area

Air Date: 1957-03-22

26. The Manhunt

Air Date: 1957-03-29

27. McKinley's Challenge

Air Date: 1957-04-05

28. Cold Peril

Air Date: 1957-04-12

29. The Contact

Air Date: 1957-04-19

30. Backfire

Air Date: 1957-04-26

31. Flareup

Air Date: 1957-05-03

32. M-24

Air Date: 1957-05-10

33. The Harder Right

Air Date: 1957-05-17

34. The Drowning of the Gun

Air Date: 1957-05-24

35. Courageous Decision

Air Date: 2007-05-31

36. Fight Back

Air Date: 1957-06-07

37. Dragoon Patrol

Air Date: 1957-06-14

38. The Deep End

Air Date: 1957-06-21

39. Pressure

Air Date: 1957-06-28

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1956-10-05

Episodes

39 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended