Salute (1929 film)

1929 film

  • September 1, 1929 (1929-09-01)
Running time
84 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Salute is a 1929 drama film directed by John Ford and starring George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, William Janney, Stepin Fetchit, Frank Albertson and Ward Bond. It is about the football rivalry of the Army–Navy Game, and two brothers, played by O'Brien and Janney, one of West Point, the other of Annapolis. John Wayne had an uncredited role in the film, as one of three midshipmen who perform a mild hazing.

The film was partly filmed on location at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Plot

Cast

  • George O'Brien as Cadet John Randall
  • Helen Chandler as Nancy Wayne
  • William Janney as Midshipman Paul Randall
  • Stepin Fetchit as Smoke Screen
  • Frank Albertson as Midshipman Albert Edward Price
  • Ward Bond as Midshipman Harold
  • John Wayne as (uncredited) Midshipman Bill
  • Joyce Compton as Marian Wilson

See also

  • Salute at IMDb
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  • Directed by John Ford (1971 documentary)
  • Five Came Back (2017 documentary)
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