Six wounded soldiers await shipment home. Reagan's Yank character asks little more of him than that he supply bravura; he's exceeded at every turn by Todd, who is wonderful as a hardheaded, truculent Scottish soldier who remains aloof toward his fellow patients. Nicholls, the head doctor,
and Neal, a firm but gentle nurse, ask Reagan and the other patients to be kind to Todd, who's dying of a terminal illness but does not know it. It's a difficult task, though, since the stubborn Scot rejects the friendship of Reagan and the others, more or less telling them to mind their own
business when they try to strike up conversations or do little favors for him.
On his ...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
99 mins