Battle Circus (1953)

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90 min - Romance | War | Drama - 6 March 1953 (USA)

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Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Humphrey Bogart	...	Maj. Jed Webbe
	June Allyson	...	Lt. Ruth McGara
	Keenan Wynn	...	Sgt. Orvil Statt
	Robert Keith	...	Lt. Col. Hilary Walters
	William Campbell	...	Capt. John 'Rusty' Rustford
	Perry Sheehan	...	Lt. Laurence
	Patricia Tiernan	...	Lt. Rose Ashland
	Adele Longmire	...	Lt. Jane Franklin
	Jonathan Cott	...	Adjutant
	Ann Morrison	...	Lt. Edith Edwards
	Helen Winston	...	Lt. Graciano
	Sarah Selby	...	Capt. Dobbs
	Danny Chang	...	Korean Child
	Philip Ahn	...	Korean Prisoner
	Steve Forrest	...	Sergeant

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Nurse Lt. Ruth McGara is assigned to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit near the front lines of the Korean War. There she meets and is roughly romanced by Major Jed Webbe, one of the unit's surgeons. Webbe is pushy and seems to care only for momentary pleasures, but McGara falls for him just the same. Their romance blossoms in the midst of overwhelming numbers of casualties, threats from the enemy and from the weather, and emergency evacuations that test the mettle of even a unit whose very name suggests quick mobility. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Korean War

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M-G-M's great drama of desire under fire!

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Romance | War | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1953 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Arzt im Zwielicht See more »

Filming Locations:

Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia, USA

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Humphrey Bogart accidentally set his left thumb afire with lighter fluid while filming the scene in which his character burns some documents. The accident is visible in the film. See more »

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Revealing mistakes: The aircraft strafing the hospital at the beginning of the movie have USAF markings. See more »

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Featured in "Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart" (1988) See more »

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