The Hasty Heart (1949)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Drama, War
- 02 Dec 1949 (USA)
- Movie
In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a seriously wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Yank
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| Patricia Neal | ... |
Sister Parker
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| Richard Todd | ... |
Lachie
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| Anthony Nicholls | ... |
Lt. Col. Dunn
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| Howard Marion-Crawford | ... |
Tommy
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Ralph Michael | ... |
Kiwi
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John Sherman | ... |
Digger
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| Alfie Bass | ... |
Orderly
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| Orlando Martins | ... |
Blossom
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| Robert Douglas | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Clive Dunn | ... |
MacDougall (uncredited)
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| John Gregson | ... |
Raw Recruit in Jungle (uncredited)
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| Sam Kydd | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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Pamela van Dale | ... |
Burmese Woman (uncredited)
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Ben Williams | ... |
Clerk at Hospital (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vincent Sherman | ||
Written by
| Ranald MacDougall | ... | (screen play by) |
| John Patrick | ... | (from the stage play by) |
Produced by
| Robert Clark | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Vincent Sherman | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Jack Beaver | ||
Cinematography by
| Wilkie Cooper | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Edward B. Jarvis | ... | (as E.B. Jarvis) |
Editorial Department
| Eve Catchpole | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Bill Prowse | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Terence Verity | ||
Makeup Department
| Eric Aylott | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Bob Clark | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| A.G. Scott | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Gerry Mitchell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Wilfred Eades | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Frederic Goode | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Terry Hunter | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Cliff Owen | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| George Blackwell | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Victor Croll | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
| Bertram Evans | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Burt Evans | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Anthony Masters | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
| Dudley H. May | ... | prop buyer (uncredited) |
| Bill Osborne | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| Fred Pratt | ... | floor props (uncredited) |
| Arthur Searle | ... | construction manager (uncredited) |
| Terry Webster | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harold V. King | ... | sound |
| Len Abbott | ... | dubbing crew (uncredited) |
| Eric Bayman | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Cyril Brown | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
| Charles Crafford | ... | dubbing editor (uncredited) |
| Harold V. King | ... | recording director (uncredited) |
| Len Shilton | ... | dubbing crew (uncredited) |
| Cecil Thornton | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Dennis Whitlock | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Frank Buckingham | ... | portrait stills (uncredited) |
| Arthur Graham | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| John Harris | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Ken Ryan | ... | floor stills (uncredited) |
| Tony White | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| G.B. Walker | ... | assistant casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Peggy Henderson | ... | wardrobe |
| Bernard Brien | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
| Babs Gray | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
| Charles Guerin | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Levy | ... | musical director |
| David Buttolph | ... | composer: US trailer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Thelma Orr | ... | assistant continuity (uncredited) |
| Joan Wyatt | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| John W. Day | ... | transport manager (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Russel Crouse | ... | producer: stage play |
| Howard Lindsay | ... | producer: stage play |
| Mavis Dearing | ... | publicity assistant (uncredited) |
| Leslie Frewin | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Alan Goatman | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
| J. Lee Thompson | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Hugh Samson | ... | publicity assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1949) (United States) (theatrical)
- Associated British-Pathé (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Associated British-Pathe Ltd) (distributed throughout The United Kingdom by)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Associated British Studio Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It's 1945, Burma, the day the war is over. For many this means they've survived and will be going home. But not for everyone. A Scottish soldier, Corporal Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan is the victim of a wound to the lower back on this day. He's moved to a M.A.S.H. unit and undergoes surgery. As time goes by he begins to recover and watches, in dismay as soldiers pack up and head for home. The doctors have told him he needs to remain "for observation." The Colonel takes Sister Parker, the unit head nurse, into his confidence and tells her that the real reason Cpl. MacLachlan can't go home is because the wound he sustained destroyed one of his kidneys and the other one is defective and will shut down in three to four weeks. He asks her to put Lachlan up with some other soldiers she has waiting to go home so that he can spend his last days with friends. But Cpl. MacLachlan wants nothing to do with friends and prefers his own privacy to "idle chat." He's a hard nut to crack and their work is cut out for them to make him as comfortable as possible.
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| Taglines | They had 30 days to teach their hearts to behave ... ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Lachie asks Yank what he's going to do after the war, Yank replies that he's going back to "...a little place on the Rock River, Dixon, Illinois." This is actor Ronald Reagan's actual boyhood home. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Elstree Story (1952). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sister Parker:
He's a foundling, his father left his mother before he was born. Do you know what that means? Yank: He sure is! See more » |