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| Ronald Reagan | ... | Yank | |
| Patricia Neal | ... | Sister Parker | |
| Richard Todd | ... | Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan | |
| Anthony Nicholls | ... | Lieutenant Colonel Dunn | |
| Howard Marion-Crawford | ... | Tommy (as Howard Crawford) | |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Kiwi | |
| John Sherman | ... | Digger | |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Orderly (as Alfred Bass) | |
| Orlando Martins | ... | Blossom |
Directed by | |||
| Vincent Sherman | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ranald MacDougall | (screenplay) | |
| John Patrick | (play) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Clark | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jack Beaver | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Wilkie Cooper | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Edward B. Jarvis | (as E.B. Jarvis) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Terence Verity | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Eric Aylott | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Wilfred Eades | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Frederic Goode | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Owen | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Bertram Evans | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Masters | .... | 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) | |
| Len Shilton | .... | dubbing crew (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Whitlock | .... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Harris | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
| Tony White | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Peggy Henderson | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Eve Catchpole | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Louis Levy | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Russel Crouse | .... | producer: stage play | |
| Howard Lindsay | .... | producer: stage play | |
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As a fan of neither soap operas nor Ronald Reagan I find myself utterly captivated by the movie of The Hasty Heart, a popular play of the postwar years, which was filmed in England by Warner Brothers. Richard Todd plays Lachy, a proud, somewhat obnoxious Scotsman who is assigned to a Burmese hospital, where he is presumably recovering from surgery but in fact dying, a fact kept from him by the medical staff. The other patients are told to go easy on the fellow, to make friends with him, which they do, with considerable opposition from Lachy himself, who did not up to this time have friends. There is some excellent dialogue along the way, as the various patients and staff members attempt to soften up this hard case, which in the end they do. The acting, of Richard Todd, as Lachy, and Patricia Neal, as the nurse he develops what I guess one would call a crush on, is quite good, but what makes the film somewhat of a revelation is the truly excellent performance of none other than Ronald Reagan, as Yank, the one American among the patients, and nobody's fool. Reagan does not play his part for charm. Yank is in his way as tough as Lachy, only he accepts life and Lachy doesn't. He too has a hard streak, but also compassion; and he is never soft. The interaction between the astringent Yank and everyone else is, thanks to Mr. Reagan, far and above the liveliest part of the film, which depending on one's mood can be either inspiring, in a gentle sort of way, or vaguely depressing, given its subject matter. This is a fine example of a well-made play of the sort its author, John Patrick, was an expert at. One doesn't see too many of them around these days, as they have gone out of fashion, as the art of the drama has, for good or ill, moved on. After seeing this movie one might have second thoughts about the notion that the theatre has, in the last half-century, moved on to better things.