An immigrant from Ireland goes to West Point. He starts out as an employee, but then enlists and spends the rest of his life there as a non-commissioned officer, mostly working as an athletic instructor. He marries, brings his father from Ireland, goes through two world wars, etc.
This film has been compared to Goodbye, Mr. Chips by some reviewers. The main difference between the two films is that the protagonist here does not seem to have anything remarkable about him. He does not seem to be a bad person, but that's as far as his qualities go. So, the only reason he becomes an object of affection is because, being a fixture of the place where he lives, a sentimental value is attached to him. This is a film with a void as a center. It becomes a film about West Point, really, but a rather trivial one. The amazing thing is that the leading actor gives what is probably the best performance of his career playing this nobody.
Rating: 31
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