The Hasty Heart (1949)

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)
John Patrick (play)

Release Date:

2 December 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

It's 1945, Burma, the day the war is over! For many this means they've survived and will be going home...

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Nurse | Burma | Patient | Kilt

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ronald Reagan	...	Yank
Patricia Neal	...	Sister Margaret Parker
Richard Todd	...	Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan - the Scot
Anthony Nicholls	...	Lieutenant Colonel Dunn
Howard Marion-Crawford	...	Tommy - the Englishman (as Howard Crawford)
Ralph Michael	...	Kiwi - the New Zealander
John Sherman	...	Digger - the Australian
Alfie Bass	...	Orderly (as Alfred Bass)
Orlando Martins	...	Blossom - the African
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Douglas	...	Off-Screen Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Clive Dunn	...	MacDougall (uncredited)
John Gregson	...	Raw recruit in jungle (uncredited)
Sam Kydd	...	Driver (uncredited)
Pamela van Dale	...	Burmese woman (uncredited)

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
Victor Croll	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Bertram Evans	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Anthony Masters	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Bill Osborne	....	property master (uncredited)
Arthur Searle	....	construction manager (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
Thelma Orr	....	assistant continuity (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (co-production)
• Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) (co-production)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1949) (USA) (theatrical)
• Associated British-Pathé (1949) (UK) (theatrical)
• Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Hasty Heart" - USA (poster title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #13890) | UK:U (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) | Netherlands:14 (orginal rating)

Company:

Warner Bros

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.

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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sykes: Television Film (#6.7)" (1978)

nothing but good things to say about this film

This film is one of Reagan's best. I'm of Scottish descent and the

Scots are not exactly portrayed in the best light, yet I still loved it. Excellent movie, excellent cast. It makes you cry, it makes you laugh. What more can you ask for in a film? People of different races and cultures getting along is a sight for sore eyes these days. Bring back the old movies and maybe people will learn something about unity.It's a heart-warming film and those who don't get that just don't GET IT. I had to watch this again after President Reagan passed away and it made me sad in a whole new way.Things took on a different meaning but that's okay. What didn't change was the quality of the film.