The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.
GENRES:
Comedy • Family • Romance
DIRECTION:
Jerry Hopper
Cast & Characters
| Charlton Heston | Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson |
| Julie Adams | Dr. Kay Lambert |
| William Demarest | John |
| Tim Hovey | Cadet Thomas 'Tiger' Flaherty |
| Nana Bryant | Mother Redempta |
| Tim Considine | Cadet Lt. Gerald Hibler |
| Sal Mineo | Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik |
| Milburn Stone | Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey |
| Mary Field | Sister Mary Theresa |
| Joey D. Vieira | Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler) |
| Gary Pagett | Cadet Lt. Molony |
| Don Haggerty | Harold Hibler |