The Hasty Heart (1949)

6.9/10 102 min Drama War

Overview

In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.

Cast

Ronald Reagan

Yank

Patricia Neal

Sister Margaret Parker

Richard Todd

Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan

Anthony Nicholls

Lt. Col. Dunn

Howard Marion-Crawford

Tommy

Ralph Michael

Kiwi

Alfie Bass

Orderly

Orlando Martins

Blossom

Robert Douglas

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Clive Dunn

MacDougall (uncredited)

John Gregson

Recruit in Jungle (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Driver (uncredited)

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