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Battle Circus (1953)
A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.
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A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Romance, War
Written By:Richard Brooks
In Theaters:3/6/1953
Box Office:$2,362,000
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Richard Brooks
Director
Humphrey Bogart
Major Jed Webbe
June Allyson
Lt. Ruth McGara
Keenan Wynn
Sgt. Orvil Statt
Robert Keith
Lieutenant Colonel Hillary Whalters
William Campbell
Capt. John Rustford
Perry Sheehan
Lt. Laurence
Patricia Tiernan
Lt. Rose Ashland
Adele Longmire
Lt. Jane Franklin
Jonathan Cott
Adjutant
Ann Morrison
Lt. Edith Edwards
Sarah Selby
Capt. Dobbs
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