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.
The Mystery of Cadet Layton
Oct 5, 1956
No description available.
The Operator and the Martinet
Oct 12, 1956
No description available.
Officer's Wife
Oct 19, 1956
Marriage is planned by a cadet and his fiancée after graduation; but as the girl observes difficulties experienced by an older married couple at the point, she decides to call it off instead.
The Honor Code
Oct 26, 1956
No description available.
Thicker Than Water
Nov 2, 1956
No description available.
The Right to Choose
Nov 9, 1956
No description available.
His Brother's Fist
Nov 16, 1956
No description available.
Decision
Nov 23, 1956
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.
His Highness and the Halfback
Nov 30, 1956
No description available.
Man of Action
Dec 7, 1956
No description available.
Heat of Anger
Dec 14, 1956
No description available.
Christmas Present
Dec 21, 1956
No description available.
Double Reverse
Dec 28, 1956
No description available.
The Hard Task
Jan 4, 1957
No description available.
The Army-Navy Game
Jan 11, 1957
No description available.
Start Running
Jan 18, 1957
No description available.
Wrong Fight
Jan 25, 1957
No description available.
Operation Survival
Feb 1, 1957
West Point cadets are called on to aid in the rescue and evacuation of an area threatened by flood.
Jet Flight
Feb 8, 1957
A program to expose West Pointers to flying takes a reluctant cadet on a jet flight with an older pilot. Later, he decides he wasn't cut out for flying, but must take one more mission. He does, but this time, the pilot blacks out in flight.
Combat Proof
Feb 15, 1957
No description available.
The Command
Feb 22, 1957
No description available.
White Fury
Mar 1, 1957
No description available.
Ambush
Mar 8, 1957
No description available.
The Only Witness
Mar 15, 1957
No description available.
Dangerous Area
Mar 22, 1957
No description available.
The Manhunt
Mar 29, 1957
No description available.
McKinley's Challenge
Apr 5, 1957
No description available.
Cold Peril
Apr 12, 1957
No description available.
The Contact
Apr 19, 1957
No description available.
Backfire
Apr 26, 1957
No description available.
Flareup
May 3, 1957
No description available.
M-24
May 10, 1957
Cadet Matt Tracy rebels against the Academy and flunks out of West Point when he neglects his studies in armored tactics. He joins the regular Army and goes to Korea.
The Harder Right
May 17, 1957
No description available.
The Drowning of the Gun
May 24, 1957
No description available.
Courageous Decision
May 31, 2007
No description available.
Fight Back
Jun 7, 1957
No description available.
Dragoon Patrol
Jun 14, 1957
No description available.
The Deep End
Jun 21, 1957
No description available.
Pressure
Jun 28, 1957
No description available.
