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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1149

Salute

192984 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 84:01
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · John Ford and David Butler / Fox Film Corporation · Public domain

Synopsis

Two brothers attend rival military academies, one at West Point and the other at Annapolis. The Army–Navy football contest turns institutional competition into a personal family rivalry.

Cast

George O'Brien

Helen Chandler

William Janney

Joyce Compton

Frank Albertson

Stepin Fetchit

DirectorsDavid Butler John Ford

Behind the scenes

John Ford's early sound drama spent several weeks filming at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The location connects the sporting rivalry with the routines and traditions of the service academies.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

George O'Brien — Witzel · Public domain
Joyce Compton — film screenshot (PRC) · Public domain
Frank Albertson — Fox Film Corporation; eBay · Public domain

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