The Hasty Heart
| The Hasty Heart | |
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Original film poster
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| Directed by | Vincent Sherman |
| Produced by |
Russel Crouse Howard Lindsay |
| Written by |
Ranald MacDougall John Patrick (play) |
| Starring |
Richard Todd Ronald Reagan Patricia Neal |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Distributed by |
ABPC Warner Bros. |
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Release date
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13 September 1949 (Premiere, London) |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | ₤248,584 (UK) |
The Hasty Heart is a 1949 Anglo-American co-production directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd. The film based is based on the play of the same name by John Patrick.
The Hasty Heart tells the story of a group of wounded Allied soldiers in a mobile surgery unit at the end of World War II who, after initial resentment and ostracism, rally around a loner, unappreciative Scot who they know is dying.
In Burma during the Pacific War in 1945, a group of wounded Allied soldiers are at makeshift British military hospital in the jungle. As they've all been there for quite some time, they have a strong bond. "Yank" (Ronald Reagan) is the lone American there, recovering from malaria, along with Tommy (Howard Marion-Crawford), the Englishman, Kiwi (Ralph Michael), the New Zealander, Digger (John Sherman), the Australian, and Blossom (Orlando Martins), the African. They are all under the care of the friendly nurse, Sister Margaret Parker (Patricia Neal).
The commanding doctor of the hospital, Lt Col Dunn Anthony Nicholls, tells the men that they will be receiving a new patient soon, and that they should be extra nice to this man. He is a Scot, and while he seems to have recovered from his operation, his abnormal kidney means that he will die within a few weeks. Dunn tells the men that the Scot will be outwardly healthy until one day he will suddenly die when his kidney fails. When the Scot arrives, Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan (Richard Todd) is very gruff and mean. He is constantly suspicious of his bunkmates attempting to make friends with him.
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