Salute is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) drama film directed by John Ford and starring George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, William Janney, Stepin Fetchit, Frank Albertson, and Ward Bond. It is about the football rivalry of the ArmyâÂÂNavy Game, and two brothers, played by O'Brien and Janney, one of West Point, the other of Annapolis. John Wayne had an uncredited role in the film, as one of three midshipmen who perform a mild hazing.
Five weeks were spent filming on location at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.