John Wayne as a Middy.

[Subdeacon Joe]

September 1, 1929 ~ "Salute (1929 film)" was released to movie theaters 85 years ago today. West Point Cadet John and Annapolis Midshipman Frank focus their fraternal rivalry on the big Army-Navy football game. John Wayne and his friend Ward Bond both played Midshipmen in this film. The U.S. Naval Academy was the filming location. This was Fox's biggest box office hit of 1929.

 

 

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020359/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Lol Pre Duke !

[Guest Hoss Carpenter, SASS Life 7843]

Two very good USC Football Players! Hoss

[Harvey Mushman]

Ahhh, Youth!

[Nasty Newt # 7365]

Yep. He was all of 22.

[Utah Bob #35998]

Poor fella couldn't make up his mind if he wanted to be on the rolling deck of a warship, the rolling cockpit of a plane or the rocking saddle of a quarter horse.

 

(not to mention landing craft, parachute, stern wheeler, etc etc etc)