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Movie Description
This prequel (in spirit) to M*A*S*H was made while the Korean War was still being fought. A tribute to the human spirit, it portrays a realistic and unique vision of war from within the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals of the Korean War. Humphrey Bogart stars as Major Jed Webbe, a hard-bitten and cynical surgeon with a taste for liquor and ladies and the transient lifestyle of the M*A*S*H tents, which are dismantled and moved like a traveling circus as the front line dictates. Ruth McGara (June Allyson) is a naive and honorable nurse who arrives fresh from the States full of optimism and vitality, capturing the heart and spirit of the notorious ladies' man. Made in an almost documentary-like style, this authentic vision of the grueling risks that the M*A*S*H nurses and surgeons faced daily serves both as a tribute to their spirit and bravery and as a reminder of the horrors of war.
Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of the Korean War, this film examines the professional and personal lives of the Mobile Army Surgical Corps, who risked their lives daily to save injured and dying soldiers. The story concentrates on two characters, seen-it-all army surgeon Jed Webbe and idealistic neophyte nurse Ruth McGara, and their budding romance, despite the grueling hardships they face.
Quotations
"Three world wars in one lifetime...maybe whiskey is as much a part of our life as war."--Major Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart) to Col. Whalters (Robert Keith)
"The truth should never be told by lovers...when it is, the affair is over."--Webbe to Lt. Ruth McGara (June Allyson)
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