Rocky (Alan Ladd) thinks he may have been the cause of his commanding officer's death in
the country of Tunisia. He visits Captain Daniels' widow (Donna Reed) out of guilt and he
falls for her. She also falls for him and encourages him to attend Westpoint.
While there, he faces a severe disciplinary action and may be court-martialled.
In Audie's first movie, he has a small part as a cadet roomate, Thomas, and
appears in several scenes with Alan Ladd. Although his role is small in this
film, Audie achieved his first critical write-up: "Audie Murphy makes his
debut and does right well for himself. You'll recognize him. He's the one
with the southern drawl." Paul Picerni, who later plays Valentino in
TO HELL AND BACK, also makes his film debut with Audie.
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