Charlton Heston
Maj. Bernard R. "Barney" Benson
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Summaries. As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings. A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy ...
Oct 5, 2012 · Watch The Private War of Major Benson, a 1955 comedy film starring Charlton Heston, on Archive.org for free. Stream or download the full movie.
An outspoken Army major (Charlton Heston) is banished to a slack military school for boys, run by nuns.
- Comedy, Drama
Story. A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has ...
William Roberts Screenplay. Richard Alan Simmons Screenplay. Critics reviews. A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection.
Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. A too-tough Army major gets himself sent to run an ROTC program at a Santa Barbara military school after he calls unwanted attention to the military by mouthing off to a prominent news magazine. When he arrives to his new post, the major is shocked to find it run by nuns and that his new troops are school children.
