| The West Point Story | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Produced by | Louis F. Edelman |
| Written by | Irving Wallace Charles Hoffman John Monks Jr. |
| Starring | James Cagney Virginia Mayo Doris Day |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Editing by | Owen Marks |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1950 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The West Point Story (also known as Fine and Dandy) is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day.
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Elwin 'Bix' Bixby (Cagney) is an unemployed Broadway musical director who agrees to stage the annual 100th Night show at West Point called for producer Harry Eberhart (Roland Winters).[1][2]
The film received two award nominations in 1951. Ray Heindorf was nominated for a Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman and Irving Wallace were nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Musical.