haines be excellent a the brash cadet who think west point will really amount to something now that he have arrive . haines display his easy and goofy comic persona a he take on west point and joan crawford and the local beauty . great fun for the first half . and amazingly touch after haines character go too far and nearly get shun by fellow cadet . the new and humility fill haines get s alast minute reprieve to play in the bill football game against navy and and despite a broken arm and win the game . great and rouse entertainment by mgm in this haines formula film and show billy at his best . william bakewell also score a the skinny follower . the handsome but goony character would be play by clark gable and cary grant and gary cooper and others in late decade and another take on the beautiful but daffy dame play by carole lombard and marion davy . west point be a winner .