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DVD : The West Point StoryIn association with Amazon.comstarring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson directed by: Roy Del Ruth  List Price: $19.98 Amazon.com's Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.99 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0085391136996 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 24, 2007 Running Time: 107 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 1950 Sales Rank: 16432 MPN: WARD113699D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Academy Award winner James Cagney puts on his dancing shoes again for The West Point Story, a spirited comedy packed with star-power and tunes by vetran songwriters Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Amazon.com: Eight years after Yankee Doodle Dandy, the gracefully aging James Cagney found some extra spring in his step for his role in The West Point Story, a snappy musical that finds Jimmy singin' and dancin' at the prestigious military academy. Elwin "Bix" Bixby (Cagney) is a big-city nightclub owner with a long history on Broadway, but he's down on his luck, and accepts an assignment to stage the annual cadets' musical at West Point, thinking he might be able to turn the show into a Broadway hit. To his hot-tempered chagrin he discovers a rag-tag cast of rank amateurs (among them Alan Hale Jr., long before he became "The Skipper" on Gilligan's Island), and it's his job to whip the cadets into shape in time for their big premiere. In an attempt to lure his talented lead performer (Gordon MacRae) to Broadway, Bix recruits a sweet-natured Hollywood star (Doris Day) and plots a backstage matchmaking scheme, but eventually he realizes the kid's true devotion to military service, and devotes himself to staging the best musical West Point has ever presented. This all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza seems a bit corny and dated now, but veteran director Roy Del Ruth keeps West Point Story on an even keel, letting Cagney strut his stuff like an old pro, with Virginia Mayo keeping pace as Cagney's on-and-off love interest. Catchy tunes by the legendary songwriting team of Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn make this a must-see for musical fans, and the score (by Ray Heindorf) was nominated for an Academy Award. Available separately or as part of the James Cagney Signature Collection, The West Side Story comes with a variety of Warner Bros.' "Night at the Movies 1950" short subjects, including a vintage newsreel of President Truman vowing to eradicate the Communist threat; the Oscar-winning "Sports Parade" short Granddad of Races (about Italy's most popular horse race); the classic cartoon "His Bitter Half" and a pair of 1950 movie trailers, for The West Point Story and the Doris Day/Gordon MacRae musical comedy Tea for Two. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Another great Cagney musicalI no sooner got the movie and it vanished. I think everyone in my family watched it before me. But it was worth waiting. His energy level was just like in Yankee Doodle Dandy. The quality of the dvd was very good. Rating: - The Military PolkaThe West Point Story was one of Doris Day's earlier musicals and one of her many appearances with Gordon MacRae. I like it alot, but the movie is pretty slow until she comes into the story. (Which is about 20-30 minutes into the movie.) Doris makes quite an entrance when she does, finally, come into the story, singing the cute "Ten Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty-two Sheep" number. James Cagney's a struggling Broadway showman who gets hired to stage West Point's annual musical - with the ... Read More Rating: - West Point StoryBecause this is the beginning of my James Cagney Collection I know I will enjoy this. Rating:  - Very DisappointingJames Cagney and Doris Day are two of my favorite actors. They both laugh and dance and always make you feel like they loved to entertain. I have nearly all of their movies, most sight unseen because I have always trusted in their ability to pull it off or make it work in a movie in spite of stupid plots and weak supporting actors. I had never heard of The West Point Story but Jimmy and Doris were the stars so the rest did not matter. I was never hesitant about laying out the cash because, in the ... Read More Rating: - West Point Sings!For those for whom the title suggests a "cadets learn to become good soldiers" drama or who are only familiar with James Cagney in his gangster roles, this will be a surprise. This is a great 50's musical packed with the cream of the crop at Warner's at the time. Gordon Macrae (Oklahoma!, Carousel) Gene Nelson (Oklahoma!) Virginia Mayo (all those Danny Kaye movies), Cagney, and a perky early in her career Doris Day all provide a great time. Macrae and Day sing beautifully, Gene Nelson's dancing ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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