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The Long Gray Line: Directed by John Ford. With Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Donald Crisp. In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
The Long Gray Line is a 1955 American Cinemascope Technicolor biographical comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by John Ford based on the life of Marty Maher and his autobiography, Bringing Up the Brass, co-written with Nardi Reeder Campion.
May 26, 2017 · Beyond prominent speeches, journalist and author Rick Atkinson’s bestselling book, The Long Gray Line, was based on his 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on West Point’s Class of 1966. Hollywood advanced the phrase with the 1955 film, The Long Gray Line.
The Long Gray Line was the last film of actor Robert Francis (1930-1955), who died on July 31, 1955 in a plane crash.
High-spirited Irish immigrant Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) is an awkward misfit at West Point until he's taken in as an assistant by kindly athletic director Capt. Herman J....
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YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 150. This is an affectionate look at West Point which focuses on Martin Maher (Power), an Irish immigrant who found a home in the Army as an...
In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.