Joan Crawford fell for a guy whose biggest flex was being insufferable at football practice. Relatable, honestly.
Arrogant and wise-cracking Brice Wayne enrolls at the United States Military Academy at West Point and adjusts to life as a plebe. He tries out for the plebe football team, where he excels and shows up the varsity team. However, his ego is unrivaled, especially in competition with upperclassman Bob Sperry. At the same time, Brice meets a local girl named Betty Channing who cheers for him at football practices.
Acting
Haines' arrogant charisma made him 1920s MGM's biggest male star.
Cinematography
West Point location shooting — rare authenticity for 1928.
Director
Edward Sedgwick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Haines was Hollywood's biggest male star in 1928; MGM fired him in 1933 for refusing to hide his homosexuality in a fake marriage. This film captures his peak cocky persona before the industry broke him.
Joan Crawford was still being billed as 'Lucille LeSueur' in some credits when this filmed — West Point helped cement her new studio-mandated name and star trajectory.
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