TUDOR THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 137, 13 June 1939, Page 6

TUDOR THEATRE.

"The Duke of West Point.'

Capturing the behind-the-scenes romance, gaiety, adventure, and excitement of life as it is lived at -the , United States Military Academy, Edward Small has lavished'his.talents of showmanship and entertainment on his first major film attraction for the current season. f'The Duke of West Point," which opens on Friday at the Tudor Theatre, is headed by a cast which includes Louis Hayward, Joan Fontaine, Richard Carlson, Tom Brown, and Alan Curtis. This romantic drama tells the story of young cadets who enter a different and difficult.,world when they become plebes at West Point.' Recording their ups-and-downs, their personal human dramas, their prides and prejudices, their /hopes and dreams, the picture is unreeled against authentic backgrounds which were photographed at v West Point by a special camera crew. Feeling that a picture of scope and importance deserved production values of first magnitude, the producer hired military and athletic experts to act as advisers throughout filming to insure absolute authenticity and accuracy in all sequences portraying the varied activities of those who actually are trained, to become officers in the United States Army. The screen story for "The Duke of West Point" was written by George Bruce. The production was directed by Alfred Green, and in the support-" ing cast are hundreds of extras who were given the same training as is afforded to real plebes during their first year at West Point. The - film, which is released through United Artists, features a new song, "Hi There, Duke!" written by the wellknown song-writer Joe McKiernan, author of such hits as "Cuban Moon" "Now and Then," and "Granada."