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The Private War of Major Benson (2-Aug-1955)

Director: Jerry Hopper

Writers: Joe Connelly; Bob Mosher; William Roberts; Richard Alan Simmons

Keywords: Comedy

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Julie Adams
Actor
17-Oct-1926 3-Feb-2019 Paula Denning on Capitol
Tim Considine
Actor
31-Dec-1940   My Three Sons
William Demarest
Actor
27-Feb-1892 28-Dec-1983 The Great McGinty
Charlton Heston
Actor
4-Oct-1923 5-Apr-2008 The Ten Commandments
David Janssen
Actor
27-Mar-1931 13-Feb-1980 The Fugitive
Sal Mineo
Actor
10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 Dies in Rebel Without A Cause
Milburn Stone
Actor
5-Jul-1904 12-Jun-1980 Doc Adams on Gunsmoke

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 9-Jan-2007)

I was a cadet at St. Catherine's Military School in Anaheim California when this film was made there in 1955. As an eleven year old, having the opportunity to be in this film and meeting Charleton Heston was a wonderful experience. The film provides a glimpse of life at a Catholic military school where Major Benson (Heston) is assigned as "punshment" for being to tough on his Army subordinates. When he arrives at "Sheridan Military Academy" he eventually gets softened up by the cadets and their beautiful nurse (Julie Adams). After this film was completed, Heston went to Egypt to star in "The Ten Commandments." This a a wonderful family film, but falls short of the telling the truth about life in private military school where the commandant was not as nice as Major Benson and corporal punishment was handed out daily.


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